Smoke Screens II: What the Internet Won't Tell You About Marijuana

With marijuana being so prevalent in headlines, it can be easy to become desensitized to its impact on those we serve. Smoke Screens is a look into the developmental and systemic factors associated with cannabis and other drug use as well as a consideration of the impact of that use on individuals, families, and communities.

In this workshop participants will:

 Grasp why brain changes occurring during adolescence create particular vulnerabilities

 Articulate specific risks related to adolescent marijuana use

 Prepare to influence adolescent clients’ personal risk perceptions from marijuana use

 Have practiced responses to predictable resistance to the information presented