De-conditioning,Educating & Treating Clients regarding Marijuana

Clinicians have a much tougher road to hoe when it comes to cannabis use disorder compared to other substance use disorders. Due to a continuing media blitz and powerful anecdotal evidence being presented by the marijuana industry, a huge gap exists between youthful and adult perceptions about marijuana and what science tells us about the risks and harms related to this substance. Therefore clinicians first have to overcome the vast majority of their clients believing that marijuana is a medicine that can relieve their depression and stress. This workshop will present tools to enable clinicians to become knowledgeable about and access current, evidence-based tools to use when attempting to overcome such barriers to adolescent and adult treatment.