Date and Time
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March 20 2018 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
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Location
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Natick High School, 15 West St, Natick, MA 01760, USA
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Description
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Addiction is a Pediatric Disease: An Evening with Dr. Ruth PoteeHow understanding teen brain development can help reduce the risk for addiction in adulthoodFor parents and guardians, community members, educators and medical professionals, this event will provide you with:- Access to one of our most popular speakers returns to share insights into the developing brain. Using humor and her engaging approach to describing adolescent development, Dr. Potee provides her audiences with powerful information and tips about how they can reduce the risks of addiction among young people. She will also discuss:
- identifying the signs of drug use and addiction
- treating addiction as a brain disease and treatment options available
- practical advice for how to use this information to safeguard our youth and community.
An engaging and approachable speaker, Dr. Potee will discuss prevention efforts and tips for responding to the opiate crisis. You will walk away from this lecture feeling enlightened and empowered. This is a "must see" for everyone!Visit the SPARK page to register for the program and to learn more.
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