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Be Mentally Well Lecture Series Presents Adolescents at Risk: The Challenge of Substance Abuse

Be Mentally Well Lecture Series Presents

Adolescents at Risk: The Challenge of Substance Abuse

Free and open to the public; Seating is limited; Light refreshments available

Wednesday, October 10, 2012
5:30-8:30pm

5:30-6:30 p.m., Registration & Exhibits in the Old Medical School Lobby
6:30-8:30 p.m., Presentations in Amphitheater 1
UMass Chan Medical School, University Campus
55 Lake Avenue, North, Worcester, Mass.

Faculty Presentations:

• Is There an Addictive Personality? 
  Lisa R. Fortuna, MD, MPH, M.Div.
  Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, UMMS

• Recognizing Early Signs of Abuse 
  Elizabeth Belliveau, MSW, LICSW
  Clinical Director, Spectrum REACH, Spectrum Health Systems, Inc.

• Brain Development and Drug Use
  Gregory diGirolamo, PhD
  Associate Professor Psychiatry, UMMS

• New Drugs on the Block
  Jennifer Carey, MD
  Fellow in Medical Toxicology, Emergency Medicine, UMMS

• Why Worry about "Pain Killers"
  Gerardo Gonzalez, MD
  Director, Addiction Psychiatry 
  Pharmacotherapy Research
  Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry

• My Journey to Recovery: Experience, Strength and Hope
  Ms. Emily Myers
  Assistant, Transitional Age Program,
  Center for Living & Working

TO REGISTER IN ADVANCE:
Phone: 508-856-3066 Fax: 508-856-2725
E-mail: Diana.langford@umassmemorial.org