Neurobiology of Substance Use on the Adolescent Brain with Dr. Emily Nields



Partnership for Awareness present Neurobiology of Substance Use on the Adolescent Brain with Dr. Emily Nields on
Thursday, October 27, 2022, 6:00 p.m. via Zoom.

Topics Covered:

• How to prevent and treat substance use disorders in youth
• The vulnerabilities of the adolescent brain with respect to marijuana, nicotine, opioids and other substances
• Growing trend of illlicit fentanyl use

Dr. Emily Nields is a Pediatric Addiction Medicine fellow at the Adolescent Substance Use and Addiction Program at Boston Children’s Hospital. Originally from Syracuse, NY, Dr. Nields graduated from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) in 2009. Since completing her residency training at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in Syracuse in 2012, Dr. Nields has worked in adult addiction medicine field as well as the urgent care and primary care settings. Dr. Nields currently lives in New Hampshire with her husband and three children.

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