This free webinar will review the epidemiology of adolescent substance.

The speaker will discuss the substances most often used by youth, look at trends in youth substance use over time, and discuss the protective role of family and positive social supports.

As a result of participating in this webinar, you will be able to: 

• Outline substances most commonly used by adolescents in the U.S. and describe trends in adolescent substance use over time; 
• Recount the relationship between adolescent substance use and key indicators of health; and
• Relate how the family and positive social supports serve as protective factors.

This webinar is produced in partnership with the Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network Coordinating Office, the Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance use and Addiction (AMERSA), and the Adolescent SBIRT Project by NORC at the University of Chicago.