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Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

  • Identify current THC levels across THC delivery systems.

  • Describe the impact current THC levels in real time ER and Psychiatric Hospital admissions.

  • Summarize how to effectively address social norms about THC with patients and assist with psychiatric and medical complications.

Educational Goal

The educational goal of the presentation is to provide attendees with a broad understanding of the misinformation still prevalent around THC impact on the user and ways to address the reality versus faulty social norming. At the conclusion of the workshop, all attendees should be able to speak with authority on present day average THC potency, and the spectrum of THC levels in all substrates.

Description

This workshop provides an overview of the increase in THC levels across all forms of THC delivery systems in the past decade. It will include discussion of the corresponding Emergency Room admissions and psychiatric hospital admissions due to the increase in THC. We will also discuss how to address present day THC being out of line with social norms based on a much less potent drug. The workshop will address how to work with Cannabis Induced Psychotic Disorders, withdrawal, and new relapse triggers.

Target Audience

  • Counselor
  • Marriage & Family Therapist
  • Psychologist
  • Social Worker
  • Substance Use Disorder Professionals

Presenters

Kevin Bandy CAP, ICADC
Kevin Bandy is a tenured clinician who has worked with the adolescent and young adult substance use disorder population since 1998. He is the Co-Founder and executive Director of Voyage. He had previously been Clinical Director at The Hanley Center. Kevin is an Internationally Certified Alcohol and Drug Counsellor (ICADC) and Certified Addiction Professional (CAP) and holds a BA in Addiction Psychology from The Evergreen State College. Beginning recovery from​​ substance use issues in 1990, Kevin did the hard work of figuring out how to be a teenager in sobriety, reuniting with his family, returning to high school, and finding his place in the local Twelve Step community. In 1997, he began his career in treatment, accepting an entry level position as peer staff in an adolescent treatment center. Since then Kevin has worked at all levels of care within the treatment continuum, from tech to Executive Director. Kevin’s passion is working with young men and their families, and he has developed multiple family recovery programs over his years in the field. He believes that recovery is possible for all members of the family and that long term remission must be a team effort. When he is not working with patients or families, you’ll find Kevin immersed in the experiential programming at Voyage. He's a passionate ambassador of recovery in the sun and saltwater of beautiful South Florida, and is committed to helping young men find and nurture their passion while in treatment.