Dr. Annette Bosworth, known as Dr. Boz, is an internal medicine physician specializing in brain health and the effects of substances. She discusses the alarming implications of chronic marijuana use on brain development, especially in children. Dr. Boz emphasizes the addiction potential of marijuana and compares its risks to those of tobacco. She shares insights from her research on THC and its complex relationship with brain health, urging the need for better education on the consequences of drug use among youth.
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insights INSIGHT
Marijuana's Broad Impact
Marijuana affects the whole human development, not just one organ.
Healing effects people want lack scientific evidence.
question_answer ANECDOTE
Chris Wilson's First Marijuana Experience
Chris Wilson shared his first marijuana experience in college with little effect.
He never liked recreational substances that altered control over himself.
volunteer_activism ADVICE
Parents Model Coping Skills
Parents should model coping skills visibly to kids rather than disappearing.
Children learn behaviors through mirror neurons by copying parents.
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What effect does marijuana have on the brain itself and the chemical activity happening at the neuron receptor sites?
Over the last 10+ years smoking marijuana has become a widely accepted drug used recreationally and prescribed by doctors in some cases. It has become big business.
But no one seems to be talking about the negative implications attached to using this carcinogenic drug that is highly addictive, is as harmful as tobacco and has long term impact on the brain, especially on younger developing brains.
Internal medicine physician Dr. Annette Bosworth (Dr. Boz) returns to the Strong By Design podcast show to speak with host Chris Wilson about her scientifically backed research. This conversation is based on a recent 90-minute webinar she made showcasing the consequences of chronic marijuana use.
“Marijuana is a great example of how just compartmentalizing one organ would leave you missing the bigger punch line of what this molecule really does to the development of proper human, and the healing that people really want it to do but the evidence is not there.” -- Dr. Boz - Annette Bosworth
Time Stamps
00:28 - Welcome to the 'Strong By Design' podcast 03:48 - Meet today's special guest, Dr. Boz 07:02 - Dr. Boz gets real about marijuana and its effect on brain health 20:43 - Marijuana use among youth: Is it safe? 27:03 - Hippocampal growth: Dr. Boz on why it's crucial to educate teens about marijuana 34:55 - Discover other factors associated with blunted development of hippocampus 41:33 - Dr. Boz on hippocampus damage, and how to heal injured brains 44:04 - Learn how marijuana impacts the cannabinoid receptors of the brain 50:48 - How long does marijuana stay in your brain?
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