Prevention, Intervention and Postvention: Adolescent Substance Abuse
Name:
Prevention, Intervention and Postvention: Adolescent Substance Abuse
Date:
July 23, 2021
Time:
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
Event Description:
Topic: Prevention, Intervention and Postvention: Adolescent Substance Abuse Many unhealthy behaviors often begin during adolescence (10-19 years). The diseases that begin during this age group often have long term implications on health during adulthood. Substance use among adolescent’s ranges from experimentation to severe substance use. Unemployment, poor health, accidents, suicide, mental illness, and decreased life expectancy all have drug misuse as a major common contributing factor. Please join Sharmin Nabi PGY1 to learn more about the early identification, awareness and prevention programs, and routine monitoring of adolescent health data. Free 1 CEU hour for Social Worker/LPC, please contact pbpsychadmin@ttuhsc.edu