Utah Fall Conference: The Social and Biological Aspects of Adolescent Development: Implications for Substance Use Prevention
10:30am - September 30, 2021
Mountain Plains PTTC
Registration Deadline: September 30, 2021
The Social and Biological Aspects of Adolescent Development: Implications for Substance Use Prevention
Presentation by: Jason Burrow-Sánchez, PhD
Thursday, September 30 @ 10:30 am MT
Description/Objectives:
Participants will review major social and biological markers of adolescent development and implications for ways to approach substance use prevention/intervention.
Specific objectives:
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Review prevalence rates for adolescent substance use in Utah including the most used substances,
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Review social and biological (brain development) milestones for adolescents
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Review relation between developmental milestones and prevention/intervention of substance use.
This presentation is part of the FREE Utah Fall Back Virtual Prevention Conference:
Wednesday, September 29 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Thursday, September 30 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Friday, October 1 9:00 am to 12:00 pm