Somerset County Office of Youth Services Hosts Teen Marijuana Use Panel Discussion

From the Somerset County Board of Chosen Freeholders:

SOMERVILLE, NJ – Laws have changed since the 1980s commercial campaign that equated a sizzling egg to a teen’s brain on drugs. Today, there are 25 states, including New Jersey, that have legalized medical marijuana. Many teens now view it as a safe recreational drug, but what are the facts? What effect does marijuana have on the developing teenage brain?

Somerset County Freeholder Brian D. Levine invites parents, guardians and professionals who work with children and families to a panel discussion that will focus on the impact and repercussions of marijuana use by teenagers.

The county Office of Youth Services will host the panel discussion on Wednesday, November 2, from 9 to 11:30 a.m. in the first floor conference room at the Somerset County Human Services Building; the GPS address is 27 Warren Street, Somerville, NJ 08876. Parking is available in the adjacent parking deck, third level or higher.

Advance registration is required by November 1. Contact Cindy Britt at britt@co.somerset.nj.us or (908) 704-6352 to register. Check-in and a light breakfast will open at 8:30 a.m. Professional development credits will be made available.

Participating in the panel discussion will be Somerset County Detective Sergeant David Whipple, Student Assistance Counselor Rebecca Balaguer, DayTop Clinical Director Ellen Purtell, and SOBA College Recovery Clinical Outreach Coordinator and Director of Advocacy Joel Pomales.

This program is sponsored by the Somerset County Office of Human Services, the Somerset County Youth Services Commission, the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office, EmPoWER Somerset and the Safe Communities Coalition of Hunterdon and Somerset.

To register or for more information, contact Cindy Britt, Somerset County Youth Services, at (908) 704-6352.

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