Marijuana and the Teen Brain: What Parents of Pre-Teens and Teens Need To Know

Marijuana and the Teen Brain:

What Parents of Pre-Teens and Teens Need To Know

After a decade of declines, marijuana use has started to rise among teens in the United States and is now more prevalent than tobacco use. Adolescence is a time of critical brain development which makes teens highly susceptible to developing addiction. It is important for parents to understand the potential short- and long-term effects of this substance on brain development and overall health and well-being. Hopkinton Parents: please join Shannon Mountain-Ray, LICSW and Leslie Green, LICSW as they explore the effect marijuana use can have on the neurological, physical, social, and emotional development as well as on academic achievement and performance on athletic fields.

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

7:00-8:30pm

Hopkinton High School Auditorium

Presenters: Shannon Mountain-Ray, LICSW

Clinical Director of Social Work

Adolescent Substance Abuse Program

Boston Children’s Hospital

Leslie Green, LICSW

Clinical Social Worker

Adolescent Substance Abuse Program

Boston Children’s Hospital

Funding Grant: Hopkinton Country Club Charitable Foundation