Topic:
Teen Substance Abuse 101
Date and Time:
July 9, 2024
11:30AM-1:30PM
Location:
All Virtual
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Speakers:
Heather Russo, MFT
VP of Clinical Services, Muir Wood Adolescent and Family Services
Description:
According to the CDC, 15% of high school students reported having ever used
select illicit or injection drugs. This staggering number of teens highlights the need for us to be keenly aware of contributing factors, signs and symptoms, and treatment options. This presentation will identify contributing factors in teen substance use, how parents and
professionals can detect substance use, and the ways in which substance use can be treated in the teen population.
Outline:
Identification of who is impacted by substance abuse
- Risk factors for high risk substance use
Differentiating between addiction and experimentation
- Warning signs of substance use in adolescents
Explaining the Disease Model of addiction
- Detection of substance abuse
- Addiction as a brain disease
- Substance use in adolescence
The treatment of adolescent substance abuse
- Available treatment options
- Levels of care
- Modalities
- Insurance
- Low Cost and Free Resources
Making use of 12-Step and peer support
Evidence for peer support programs
Bio:
Heather earned her Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University, a Master of Science in Organizational Leadership from Grand Canyon University, and is certified as an Eating Disorder Specialist Supervisor. Heather draws on her 16 years of clinical and operational experience in the behavioral healthcare industry to develop and lead strategic planning initiatives to improve client outcomes and organizational health.
2024 Upcoming Presentations:
8/13/24: No Meeting
9/10/24: BACA, Medications/TBA
10/8/24: Y. Bell, Anger Management/TBA
11/12/24: Doug Cyr/TBA
12/10/24: Holiday Party