As though it’s something like mint, you know, that it’s not a psychoactive drug. A lot of times, the attitude is that, you know, marijuana is just an herb. In fact, a lot of people that I talk to – it seems like they don’t even understand the concept that marijuana is a drug that gets in the brain – and that’s where the affects come from. So, for the first question, do they understand what it really does to the brain, I would have to say for the vast majority, no, there’s not a good understanding. Do you think people, specifically teenagers, really understand what marijuana use, specifically, can do to their brains and is it increasing among teenagers? It was memorable to a lot of kids of that generation. An announcer saying “this is your brain on drugs.” Very dramatic. Years ago, there was a television public service announcement aimed at teenagers that showed an egg frying in a pan.
Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging, or MRI, she studies the neurocognitive consequences of chronic drug use on the brains of teenagers and young adults. Psychologist Krista Lisdahl is director of the Brain, Imaging and Neuropsychology Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. I’m Audrey Hamilton and this is “Speaking of Psychology.” In this episode, she talks about why chronic marijuana use is especially toxic to teenagers’ brains – even more so now than a few decades ago. But regulating its use among young people is a challenge that needs to be considered in light of scientific research, says neuropsychologist Krista Lisdahl. Audrey Hamilton: The number of adolescents and young adults using marijuana on a regular basis is increasing and some states are legalizing recreational marijuana.
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