Episode #47 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Dr. Christine Miller on Marijuana Induced Psychosis and Suicide

Episode 47 November 15, 2021 01:19:03
Episode #47 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Dr. Christine Miller on Marijuana Induced Psychosis and Suicide
High Truths on Drugs and Addiction
Episode #47 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Dr. Christine Miller on Marijuana Induced Psychosis and Suicide

Nov 15 2021 | 01:19:03

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Show Notes

Is Marijuana use associated with psychosis and schizophrenia or does marijuana actually causes schizophrenia? What about Suicide? Dr. Christine Miller has meticulously studied the medical literature and the Bradford Hill criteria. The Bradford Hill criteria is the standard used to prove causation. This methodology was used to prove tobacco smoking causes various health effects. This interview was recorded November, 2020.

Christine L. Miller, Ph.D.

Christine L. Miller received her B.S. degree in Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her Ph.D. in Pharmacology from the Neuroscience Training Program at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Her academic career with the University of Michigan and Johns Hopkins University, was devoted to researching neurobiological mechanisms that underlie psychotic disorders. Now retired from academia, she volunteers her time as a science advisor for Smart Approaches to Marijuana www.learnaboutsam.org and Moms Strong www.momsstrong.org, educating the general public and legislators about the causal link between marijuana use and serious mental health impacts, including psychosis and suicide. Dr. Miller has continued to author scientific papers and reviews, most recently book chapters entitled “The Impacts of Marijuana on Mental Health”, published by Oxford University Press in 2018 and “Marijuana and Suicide: Case-control Studies, Population Data, and Potential Neurochemical Mechanisms”, published by Springer Press in 2020.

Dr. Miller reviewed the Bradford-Hill Criteria for epidemiological causation verses association as it related to marijuana and psychosis.

  1. A strong association
  2. A dose-response relationship
  3. Timing of the association
  4. Administration of THC in the clinic
  5. Drug-seeking behavior risk does not seem to explain the impact
  6. Quitting the habit resolves psychosis (in 50%)
  7. Plausible biological mechanism

You can find more details on the Bradford Hills Criteria on the IASIC website library under Psychosis, the International Academy on the Science and Impact of Cannabis.

Dr. Miller’s Marijuana Psychosis Facts:

Dr. Miller is honored by the introduction in this podcast, but wishes to make clear her knowledge is based on the meticulous work of renowned epidemiologists, for which she can take no credit.

 

 

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