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Current Cannabis, nicotine and other vape trends…What is out there, what is popular and what to look for!

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Toxicology Viewpoint: Polydrug Use & Associated Illicit Substances

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Session Info

This fast paced presentation will discuss polydrug use based on toxicology data from impaired driving cases. Possible sources of these substances are based on results of seized drug analysis concentrating on illicitly made counterfeit pharmaceuticals. Ms. Chiasson uses humor and audience interaction to deliver this important message. 

Learning objectives:

Evaluate polydrug use trends based on toxicological data

Review several case studies with polydrugs detected

Identify possible sources of polydrug use based on counterfeit pharmaceutical drug trends

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Everything You Need to Know About Cannabis

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Due to the trend of legalizing cannabis, it's important attendees increase their knowledge of cannabis and potential products produced from it. During this training, you will learn about the different types of cannabis plants and how they are identified, how cannabis extracts are made and used, and how cannabis is broken down in the body. This session helps attendees learn about the intricate world of legal cannabis. Current field sobriety research that is available in detecting a driver that is impaired on cannabis as well as ongoing studies and resources that are available, are included, as well.

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An Invisible Addiction: Fighting the Stigma Around Cannabis Use Disorder

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We know that up to 30% of people who try marijuana will become addicted to it. Yet, many will tell you that marijuana is not addictive at all. For those struggling with marijuana addiction, or cannabis use disorder, it can feel invalidating to hear that their problem doesn’t even exist. The shame that many feel about their addiction results in many not getting the treatment and support they need. But through changing the narrative at home, at work, in schools, with friends, and in the political sphere, we can make this all-too-prevalent problem visible to the public.

Objectives:

● Discuss the realities of struggling with marijuana addiction and the stigma that surrounds it.

● Dispel myths about marijuana addiction

● Explore how audience members can combat the stigma surrounding cannabis use disorder in their social circles and communities.

HIGH IN PLAIN SIGHT: Current Alcohol & Drug Trends including OTC, and Concealment

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This workshop goes in-depth on the most current alcohol and drug trends. The Tall Cop will discuss vaping, Delta 8, Delta 10, synthetic forms of THC, over-the-counter drugs, drug concealment methods, paraphernalia,  inhalants, and popular party drugs. 

This session is unique, in that it provides over 70 visual aids for attendees to hold and become familiar with. In today's culture, everything is person-specific and has different meanings to different individuals. Meanwhile, certain items have gained popularity in the alcohol and drug scene - which changes every day.

This session will be uniquely created to the conference, so that it includes the most current information. For each attendee to help prevent youth and adult substance abuse, they MUST know what is going on in their community.

Remember, You Can't Stop What You Don't Know!

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The Normalization and Glamorization of Drugs and Sexual Misconduct through Social Media

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This presentation will educate attendees on the many facets of drug use and abuse, sexting, sexualization, and sexual misconduct through the many social media avenues. Deputy Gomez will break down the ways that social media “normalizes” and “glamorizes” drug use and abuse.

Attendees will be able to:

  1. Identify drug use and sexual misconduct in social media
  2. Demonstrate drug and sexuality normalization among youth in social media
  3. Recognize key terms and lingo, referencing drug use / glamorization / sexual behavior
  4. Identify images / pictures associated with drug use and sexting
  5. Recognize the drug/sexual associations in social media and how to resolve them

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Hallucinogens, Psychedelics, and Tryptamines: 2024 Overview

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