Marijuana Related Content

McLean Hospital researcher Staci Gruber, PhD , will use funding provided by Harvard University and MIT alumnus Charles R. Broderick to further her studies into different types of cannabis-based products. Last year, Broderick donated $9 million, split evenly between Harvard Medical School and MIT...

A study by McLean Hospital’s Mary Kathryn Dahlgren, PhD , Staci Gruber, PhD , and their team from McLean’s Cognitive and Clinical Neuroimaging Core and the Marijuana Investigations for Neuroscientific Discovery (MIND) program, has found that recreational cannabis use affects driving ability even...

Alexander Spier wanted to leave the world a better place than he found it. As a philanthropist , he gave generously, and despite his wealth, he lived simply. Now his family foundation is funding a first-of-its-kind study investigating the use of cannabis in quelling anxiety and agitation in patients...

A study by McLean Hospital’s Bertha K. Madras, PhD , and her colleagues found a direct correlation between parental marijuana use and tobacco and alcohol use and opioid misuse by their children. Given these findings, the researchers suggest that screening household members for substance use and...

Staci Gruber, PhD , is the most recent winner of the prestigious Anne M. Cataldo Excellence in Mentoring Award. She was formally recognized as the 2018 recipient at a ceremony in a packed Pierce Hall in Belmont, Massachusetts, on January 30, 2019. Gruber is the director of the Marijuana...

For a substance that has been used by humans for more than 5,000 years, there remains much to learn about marijuana’s effects on the brain. McLean neuroscientist and clinical researcher Staci Gruber, PhD , has spent more than two decades trying to advance knowledge in this domain. Now, with the help...

With a drive to better understand the effects of medical marijuana, in 2014, Staci Gruber, PhD , launched a landmark new program known as the Marijuana Investigations for Neuroscientific Discovery (MIND) program. Made possible thanks to an initial gift from best-selling crime writer Patricia...

As a psychiatrist working in McLean’s Alcohol, Drug, and Addiction Inpatient Program , Kevin Hill, MD, MHS, recognizes the reality of relapse—and the perseverance patients need to overcome their drug dependence. Every day, Hill treats individuals addicted to a range of substances and witnesses their...