WHAT’S IN YOUR MEDICINE CABINET? Over-the-Counter (OTC) and Prescription (Rx) Drug Use In Adolescents
Today, teenagers are not using as much cocaine, crack, LSD, and ecstasy as the teenagers of the 1960’s. Kids have found other ways and means to get high; over the counter medications and prescription drugs are being abused at record levels. This upcoming generation of teens has been given the name “Generation Rx.” For the first time, national studies show that today’s teens are more likely to have abused a prescription painkiller than any illicit drug. Please join us in learning and understanding the warning signs of drug abuse in adolescents and what we can do to support our community’s youth.
PRESENTED BY: Audrey Freshman, PhD, LCSW, CASAC.
Dr. Freshman is a licensed clinical therapist specializing in trauma, substance abuse and family relations. She is a private counselor for individuals, families, couples and parent-child relationships, as well as an Adjunct Professor at NYU Silver School of Social Work Post Masters Certification Program in the Addictions and the Associate Director of an adolescent outpatient substance-abuse program in Nassau County .
TO REGISTER: contact Jane Feyder at 212-660-1321 or (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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