Cannabis and the Adolescent Brain

Speaker Sharon Levy. Cannabis products continue to become more readily available across the country and as a result adolescents have increased access. This talk will focus on the health outcomes associated with cannabis use during adolescence, as well as methods for identifying and treating substance use in adolescents.

Video link: https://vimeo.com/694970659/0fcbadb38c

Speaker Details

Full Name
Sharon Levy

Position
MD, MPH

Institution
Harvard University

Bio
Sharon Levy, MD, MPH is a Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrician, Addiction Medicine specialist, Director of the Adolescent Substance Use and Addiction Program at Boston Children’s Hospital, and Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School. Over the past 20 years she has evaluated and treated thousands of adolescents with substance use disorders, and she has written extensively on the topic. In 2016 she established the nation’s first accredited Pediatric Addiction Medicine Fellowship training program. She has expertise in the integration of substance use treatment services into pediatric primary care.