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The Physiology of Addiction
What Every Parent Must Know About
Your Tween/Teen’s Brain Development
In this presentation, Barbara Veit describes:
v the messaging system in the brain that is targeted
by substances of abuse
v how substances of abuse disrupt the brain’s
messaging system and why this leads to addiction
v risk factors associated with developing addiction
v the neurobiology of the developing brain that
makes the adolescent brain -- not the adult brain --
vulnerable to developing addiction
This program features Truth Pharm’s West-Coast Director,
molecular biologist Barbara Veit, whose research focuses on the
long-term impact of addictive substances on the developing brain.
Addiction is an illness that disrupts
messaging pathways in the brain,
altering its physiology and causing
profound behavioral changes. There is
increasing attention to teen-brain
development and the way it impacts
how teens behave and take risks –
such as using alcohol and drugs, which
in turn “programs” the developing
brain for a lifetime of addiction.
FOR: Parents and Educators
DATE: Nov. 27, 2018
TIME: 9:00 AM
LOCATION: Community Room S21, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School,
27118 Silver Spur Rd, Rolling Hills Estates
WHY: A well informed community helps keep our kids healthy and safe.
Presents:

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