Adolescent Substance Use 101: Current Trends and the Impact of COVID-19

Led by Thomas E. Freese, Ph.D., co-director for both the UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs and the Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center, our webinar will address:

• The latest trends in psychoactive substance use among adolescents.
• Current data about which substances are being used and nationwide trends.
• Mechanisms of action and the associated impact of each major drug category.
• The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on rates of use and access to treatment.

Together, we will explore the psychoactive substances most commonly used by adolescents, main mechanisms of action, reasons for use and COVID-19’s impact.

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