Drugs and the Teen Brain

The Youth Task Force will feature Janina Kean, president and chief executive of High Watch Recovery Center in Kent, Conn., as well as a board member of Vineyard House, as their guest speaker on Wednesday, Feb. 16.

Ms. Kean’s talk is entitled Their Brain Never Had a Chance, Use, Abuse and Addiction In Adolescence.

Studies show that 2010 witnessed the largest number of adolescents in American history who suffer from addiction. Her presentation will shed new light on research showing the link between addiction and brain development in the uterus and childhood.

This event is free and open to the public. For more information about this and subsequent lecture presentations by the Youth Task Force, call 508-696-5304.