I CAN STOP ANYTIME I WANT TO BUT I JUST DON’T WANT TO (SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT FOR RESISTANT YOUTH)
Format
Individual Presentation
First Presenter's Institution
The Center of Hopes
Second Presenter's Institution
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Third Presenter's Institution
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Fourth Presenter's Institution
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Fifth Presenter's Institution
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Location
Ballroom B
Strand #1
Head: Academic Achievement & Leadership
Strand #2
Head: Academic Achievement & Leadership
Relevance
presenter will provide.
Brief Program Description
Drug use and abuse among our nation’s youth continues to be a major concern. Despite our best efforts, illicit drug markets continue to grow, young people continue to poison their brains and bodies, and new synthetic and designer drugs continue to emerge from the lab to destroy the lives of youth. This presentation will present cutting-edge approaches and research for the education and treatment of youth who are highly resistant to even the notion that drugs are dangerous or that they could possibly have a “drug problem.” Also, this presentation will use well-documented and updated facts about both legal and illicit drugs. We will review the effects that commonly abused legal and illicit drugs have on the brain and body and highlight practical ways to stay aware of new trends in the world of drug use and abuse.
Summary
Drug use and abuse among our nation’s youth continues to be a major concern. Despite our best efforts, illicit drug markets continue to grow, young people continue to poison their brains and bodies, and new synthetic and designer drugs continue to emerge from the lab to destroy the lives of youth. This presentation will present cutting-edge approaches and research for the education and treatment of youth who are highly resistant to even the notion that drugs are dangerous or that they could possibly have a “drug problem.” Also, this presentation will use well-documented and updated facts about both legal and illicit drugs. We will review the effects that commonly abused legal and illicit drugs have on the brain and body and highlight practical ways to stay aware of new trends in the world of drug use and abuse.
Evidence
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Learning Objectives
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Biographical Sketch
Jeremiah Hopes is a licensed professional counselor, licensed clinical addictions specialist and certified advanced alcohol and drug abuse counselor with 15 years of counseling experience. Jeremiah has worked in outpatient substance abuse treatment in the public mental health system and in private practice.
Presentation Year
2017
Start Date
3-7-2017 1:00 PM
End Date
3-7-2017 2:15 PM
Recommended Citation
Center of Hopes, "I CAN STOP ANYTIME I WANT TO BUT I JUST DON’T WANT TO (SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT FOR RESISTANT YOUTH)" (2017). National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference. 219.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/nyar_savannah/2017/2017/219
I CAN STOP ANYTIME I WANT TO BUT I JUST DON’T WANT TO (SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT FOR RESISTANT YOUTH)
Ballroom B
Drug use and abuse among our nation’s youth continues to be a major concern. Despite our best efforts, illicit drug markets continue to grow, young people continue to poison their brains and bodies, and new synthetic and designer drugs continue to emerge from the lab to destroy the lives of youth. This presentation will present cutting-edge approaches and research for the education and treatment of youth who are highly resistant to even the notion that drugs are dangerous or that they could possibly have a “drug problem.” Also, this presentation will use well-documented and updated facts about both legal and illicit drugs. We will review the effects that commonly abused legal and illicit drugs have on the brain and body and highlight practical ways to stay aware of new trends in the world of drug use and abuse.