Marilyn Huestis's guest appearances

Marilyn Huestis

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What Do I Need to Know about Marijuana?

Ryan Vandrey

Wilson Compton

Michael Kuhar

Mahmoud ElSohly

OwlTail

Marilyn A. Huestis, PhD, recently retired as chief of chemistry and drug metabolism at the Intramural Research Program of the National Institute on Drug Abuse but remains highly active in the field. She is a senior fellow at the Lambert Center for the Study of Medicinal Cannabis and Hemp at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pa.; consultant to the US Department of Transportation; and serves on the Science Advisory Boards of Smart Approaches to Marijuana and National Families in Action. She is known for her research on how marijuana use affects driving and how exposure to parents’ marijuana use affects the developing fetus, breast-feeding newborns, and young children, as well as the new psychoactive substances. Key Points  Consequences of impact on executive function Divided attention Effects on respiratory and cardiovascular systems Chronic use changes brain structure Why worry about heavy metals found in some marijuana?   Next Up: Dr. Compton on If Marijuana is Medicine, How Can It Hurt Me?

Marilyn A. Huestis, PhD, recently retired as chief of chemistry and drug metabolism at the Intramural Research Program of the National Institute on Drug Abuse but remains highly active in the field. She is a senior fellow at the Lambert Center for the Study of Medicinal Cannabis and Hemp at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pa.; consultant to the US Department of Transportation; and serves on the Science Advisory Boards of Smart Approaches to Marijuana and National Families in Action. She is known for her research on how marijuana use affects driving and how exposure to parents’ marijuana use affects the developing fetus, breast-feeding newborns, and young children, as well as the new psychoactive substances. Key Points <ul> <li>Consequences of impact on executive function</li> <li>Divided attention</li> <li>Effects on respiratory and cardiovascular systems</li> <li>Chronic use changes brain structure</li> <li>Why worry about heavy metals found in some marijuana?</li> </ul> <a href="https://www.nationalfamilies.org/science_advisory_board/podcasts.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Next Up</a>: Dr. Compton on If Marijuana is Medicine, How Can It Hurt Me?

Dr. Marilyn Huestis: Part 7-More on Executive Function

Marilyn A. Huestis, PhD, recently retired as chief of chemistry and drug metabolism at the Intramural Research Program of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, but remains highly active in the field. She is known for her research on how marijuana use affects driving and how exposure to parents’ marijuana use affects the developing fetus, breast-feeding newborns, and young children, as well as the new psychoactive substances. Key Points  US is not prepared for driving with marijuana on board. Huge issue and huge problem. In occasional users, 74% of THC comes out of the body in 30 minutes, 90% in 1.4 hours. Average time to get drivers’ blood drawn is 1.4 to 4 hours. Many states have zero tolerance levels such as 1 or 2 nanograms per milliliter. Establish impairment first, then take the biological sample. A-Ride Program (NHTSA) trains every police officer to do the field sobriety test. Also can establish impairment via witnesses.   Next Up: Dr. Huestis on How Other Nations Ensure Road Safety

Marilyn A. Huestis, PhD, recently retired as chief of chemistry and drug metabolism at the Intramural Research Program of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, but remains highly active in the field. She is known for her research on how marijuana use affects driving and how exposure to parents’ marijuana use affects the developing fetus, breast-feeding newborns, and young children, as well as the new psychoactive substances. Key Points <ul> <li>US is not prepared for driving with marijuana on board. Huge issue and huge problem.</li> <li>In occasional users, 74% of THC comes out of the body in 30 minutes, 90% in 1.4 hours. Average time to get drivers’ blood drawn is 1.4 to 4 hours.</li> <li>Many states have zero tolerance levels such as 1 or 2 nanograms per milliliter.</li> <li>Establish impairment first, then take the biological sample.</li> <li>A-Ride Program (NHTSA) trains every police officer to do the field sobriety test.</li> <li>Also can establish impairment via witnesses.</li> </ul> <a href="https://www.nationalfamilies.org/science_advisory_board/podcasts.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Next Up</a>: Dr. Huestis on How Other Nations Ensure Road Safety

Dr. Marilyn Huestis Part 2: State Regulations to Ensure Road Safety

Marilyn A. Huestis, PhD, recently retired as chief of chemistry and drug metabolism at the Intramural Research Program of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, but she remains highly active in the field. She is a senior fellow at the Lambert Center for the Study of Medicinal Cannabis and Hemp at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pa.; consultant to the US Department of Transportation; and serves on the Science Advisory Board of National Families in Action. Here she relates what she and her team learned from studying how marijuana affects driving. Key Points  National Advanced Driving Simulator Cannabis affects critical tracking Speeding is number-1 reason marijuana-impaired drivers are stopped Drug Recognition Experts (DREs)   Next Up: Dr. Huestis on State Regulations to Ensure Road Safety

Marilyn A. Huestis, PhD, recently retired as chief of chemistry and drug metabolism at the Intramural Research Program of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, but she remains highly active in the field. She is a senior fellow at the Lambert Center for the Study of Medicinal Cannabis and Hemp at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pa.; consultant to the US Department of Transportation; and serves on the Science Advisory Board of National Families in Action. Here she relates what she and her team learned from studying how marijuana affects driving. Key Points <ul> <li>National Advanced Driving Simulator</li> <li>Cannabis affects critical tracking</li> <li>Speeding is number-1 reason marijuana-impaired drivers are stopped</li> <li>Drug Recognition Experts (DREs)</li> </ul> <a href="https://www.nationalfamilies.org/science_advisory_board/podcasts.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Next Up</a>: Dr. Huestis on State Regulations to Ensure Road Safety