High Truths on Drugs and Addiction
Health & Fitness
The brain in neuroplastic – it can be directed towards great achievement as well as disorders. Marijuana can cause synaptic reprogramming of the brain. Learn more from Dr. Kristen Gilliland who is a scientist who watched her own son’s synaptic programming, cannabis use disorder, and tra
Kristen M. Gilliland, Ph.D.
Dr. Kristen Gilliland delivered a TEDx presentation titled Rewiring Revolution: Neuroplasticity’s Impact on Wellbeing in 2018.
She earned her Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She later served as an Associate Professor of Chemistry at Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo. During her professorship at Cal Poly, she taught Organic Chemistry, Neurochemistry, and the Chemistry of Drugs and Poisons. After Kristen’s son was diagnosed with cannabis-induced schizophrenia at the age of 17, Kristen joined the Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery at Vanderbilt University (2018) to research new treatments for schizophrenia. Tragically, Kristen lost her son to an accidental overdose in 2019 after his mental health severely declined and he became addicted to opioids and stimulants. Kristen then changed the trajectory of her life to utilize her scientific teaching, presentation, and research skills to educate adolescent-aged children and their parents on mental health challenges and how it can lead to substance use and/or substance use disorder. As the Director of Outreach and Advocacy Programs for the Warren Center, Kristen presents to middle schools, high schools, community centers, and recovery programs across Middle Tennessee. In addition, she has developed an award winning educational documentary aimed for middle school and high school-aged children titled Speaking Through Me which will be released Summer of 2023. The documentary and Kristen’s presentations focus on the developing teenage brain and neuroplasticity, the structural and functional changes that occur in the brain when under repeated stress and anxiety, the impacts of high potency cannabis on the adolescent brain, the neurobiology of addiction, and the dangers and prevalence of fentanyl. Lastly, the documentary and presentations also include methods to combat everyday stressors or adversity and the importance of self-care and self-compassion on the developing adolescent brain.
Episode #180 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Dr. Gerald Carrol on EMS role in addiction
Episode #179 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Dr. Donna Nelson and Chemistry of Drugs
Episode #178 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Dr. Inga Dora Sigfusdottir and Iceland's Prevention Model
Episode #177 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Dr. Michelle Peace and Forensic Toxicology
Episode #176 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Dr. Jason Graham NYC Medical Examiner
Episode #175 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Dr. Rosalie Pacula and Drug Policy
Episode #174 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Dr. Roberto Olivardia on ADHD and SUD
Episode #173 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Leslie Philips and Drugged Driving
Episode #172 High Truths on Drugs and Addition with Eve Simmons and Journalism
Episode #170 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Aubree Adams and Every Brain Matters
Episode #169 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Peter Komendowski and Drug-Free Communities
Episode #168 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Shelly Howe, San Diego DEA
Episode #170 High Truths with Aubree Adams and Every Brain Matters
Episode #167 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Libby Jones and Drug Policy Advocacy
Episode #166 High Truth on Drugs and Addiction with Chief Rodney Scott, Customs and Border Patrol
Episode #165 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with District Attorney Summer Stephan
Episode #164 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Dr. Meg Haney and Cannabis Addiction Treatment
Episode # 163 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Heidi Swan and Christy Brown on Marijuana Murder
Episode #162 High Truths on Drugs and Addiction with Dr. Jeffrey Borenstein and Healthy Minds
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