Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do

“Teens Using Drugs: What To Know and What To Do” is a free, ongoing, two-part education series. Part one provides information on how to recognize and understand adolescent substance use problems. Part two provides information on what does and does help when a teen substance use problem is suspected, and concludes with a short talk by a young person in recovery.

The series is presented on the first (part one) and second (part two) Tuesday evenings of October, November, and January through June, from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. The June Part One series will be held on Tuesday June 7 and Part Two will be held on Tuesday June 14. Programs will be presented by the Dawn Farm Youth and Family Services team (Ray Dalton, MA, CAADC; and Jules Cobb, MA, LLPC.) The series is organized by Dawn Farm and co-sponsored by the Ann Arbor Public Schools, the Livingston and Washtenaw Regional Coordinated School Health Network, and Saint Joseph Mercy Health System Greenbrook Recovery Center.

All presentations are free and open to the public. The presentations are targeted primarily to parents and caretakers of teens, but are also inclusive of teens, other family members, people who work with teens, students, and anyone interested in attending for any reason. All are welcome, and parents and teens often attend together, Registration is not required. A certificate of attendance can be provided. Free literature will be available.

The series is held in the Exhibition Room (ground floor) at the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center, 5305 Elliott Drive, Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197.

For information, please see http://dawnfarm.org/programs/teens-using-drugs or contact Ray Dalton, MA, CAADC; Program Coordinator for Dawn Farm Outpatient, Community Corrections and Adolescent Services.