Event to be held at the following time, date and location:
Tuesday, 7 November 2017 from 09:30 to 15:30 (GMT)
The Clayton Hotel, Galway
Ballybrit
Galway
Ireland
A one-day conference examining the issue of Young People and Substance Use in a Digital Age.
The conference will explore substance use among the digital generation including drug use trends among young people and innovative responses to addressing such drug use.
Topics presented on the day will include: Emerging trends in the illicit drug market, Using past and present trends of to guide to a better future. Speakers will also address trends and responses to Cannabis, Alcohol and Benzo's.
Speakers at the event include:
Detective Sergeant Brian Roberts, Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau
Dr Bobby Smyth, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Ms Kathy Ann Fox, Health Promotion Research Centre, NUIG
Mr Philip James, Clinical Nurse Specialist in Adolescent Substance Use and Coordinator of the Louth / Meath Substance Use Service for Teens
Mr Karl O Brien, Community Addiction Counsellor, Youth Action Project
A full programme outline will be available shortly
