- Designation: Ashton Doby Counseling, LLC
- Country: USA
- Title: Under 25 Substance Use Trends and Treatment
Abstract
• Summary: This presentation will give information about the current substance use trends of adolescents and young adults under the age of 25, as well as current substances being used and methods. It will also look at evidence based practices of substance use treatment and recovery for adolescents and young adults.
• Learning Objectives:
o Identify current substance use trends in adolescents and young adults under the age of 25
o Recognize substances of current popularity and methods of use among adolescents and young adults under the age of 25
o Analyze evidence based practices in recovery management specific to treatment of adolescents and young adults under the age of 25
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