Learn about drug and alcohol use in teens

Corrected 4-18-2012 12:50pm

Center for Human Services, Shoreline
"addiction affects us all"

Thursday, April 19, 2012, 6-7:30pm, Shoreline Center, Shoreline Room (north end), Kevin Haggerty, University of Washington Professor, Researcher, and Lecturer, will present a workshop on drug and alcohol use in teens.

Topics of the workshop include:

• Understand the prevalence and consequences of substance use during adolescence, especially binge drinking.
• Learn about the developing teenage brain and consequences of alcohol use.
• Identify specific actions you can take to decrease the risk of your children becoming drinking/drug involved.
• Talk together about expectations related to alcohol and substance use 

For 25 years, Kevin Haggerty, MSW, Ph.D. and his colleagues at the Social Development Research Group have been developing methods to organize the scientific knowledge base for prevention in ways that empower parents, communities and schools to use it to organize, assess and prioritize approaches that meet their needs. 

Dr. Haggerty is an international trainer and speaker in the areas of substance abuse and delinquency prevention and has written extensively in the field. 

Dinner provided.

Childcare available for 2-10 year olds.

Community Resource Tables

This event is offered in collaboration of Shoreline School District, Drug and Alcohol Specialists and Center for Human Services Partners in Prevention. 

For more information or questions call your school's Drug and Alcohol Specialist or 206-393-4794.