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