The Basics of Teen Substance Use / Consumo de Sustancias en Adolescentes

​Event | Resources | Call to Action
Evento | Recursos | Llamada a La Acción

This FREE online community conversation is intended for parents or caregivers of teens who want to know more about substance use.
We will hear from:

• Missy Pursel, RN, Pediatric Care Coordinator - Tahoe Forest Health System & Parent of Teens
• Jonathan Lowe, PMH-APRN, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - Tahoe Forest Health System

This workshop will cover:



• Signs of use
• Up to date research on current substance trends
• Treatment options

• Time to have questions answered
• Call to action​

Recording of this event is linked below: 

Esta conversación comunitaria en línea es GRATUITA y es dirigida a padres o cuidadores de adolescentes que quieran saber más sobre el uso de sustancias .
Los presentadores son:

• Missy Pursel, Enfermera Registrada y Madre de adolescentes
• Jonathan Lowe, PMH-APRN Enfermero en Salud Mental

Los temas que se hablaran son:

• Señales del uso de sustancias
• Investigación actualizada de las tendencias actuales de las sustancia.
• Opciones de tratamiento
• Momento para responder a las preguntas
• Poner en acción 

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Resources - Recursos

• Get support now from the Partnership to End Addiction - Help is free, confidential and safe.
  • Text CONNECT to 55753
  • Schedule a call
  • Email a specialist
• Granite Wellness Center - Promoting wellness and quality of life, Granite Wellness has been saving and improving lives through substance abuse treatment and mental health services since 1974. Growing over the years to meet the needs of the community, Granite Wellness now provides a full range of programs in Placer and Nevada Counties. All programs have a primary focus on the family system.
• Gateway Mountain Center - Where youth of all backgrounds Learn, Heal and Thrive. We foster a sense of wonder, connection and inquiry.  With spirited, adventure-learning we help youth transform their self-awareness through connections with self, nature and community.
• Medication Assisted Treatment/Tratamiento Asistido Por Medicamentos (MAT):  530-582-1212, Download MAT flyer: 
  • English​
• Lisa Stekert, LCSW Youth Behavioral Health Navigator/Coordinadora de Adolescentes de Salud Mental:  (530) 587-7454
• Tahoe Forest Health System is here to help. Please talk to your medical provider if you have any concerns about you or your child’s mental wellbeing.  To set up an appointment, call (530) 582-6205.
• Tahoe Forest Health System está aquí para ayudar. Hablé con su médico si tiene alguna preocupación sobre usted o el bienestar emocional de su hijo.  Para hacer una cita llameal (530) 582-6205.
• Local Mental Health Providers/Proveedores de Salud Mental Locales:  https://tfhd.com/services/mental-health-providers

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Parenting Resources - Recursos Para Padres

• Parent Guidance - Are you worried about your child? We offer education and therapeutic support to empower and give you hope as you support your child’s mental health.
• Attend Youth Mental Health First Aid Training 
  • Truckee Tahoe Suicide Prevention Coalition
  • What's Up Wellness 
  • Mental Health First Aid 
• National Alliance on Mental Illness Guide - Download "Starting the Conversation - College and Mental Health"
• Parental Strategies For Reducing Risky Behavior Around Alcohol - Download "A Parent Handbook - Talking With College Students About Alcohol"
  • Podcast: Teens and Alcohol with Family Healing Pathways & Dr. Rob Turrisi
    

1. Communication
   Make sure it is two way.
   Live in their world, don’t just ask them to live in yours.
   Ask questions that begin with “what,” “how,” and “why.”
2. Modeling
   Make sure and explain why you are doing what you do especially with alcohol and transportation. Left to their own interpretation, teens might connect the dots in a much different way than you intended. For example, you hand your teen the keys to drive you home after a couple of drinks. You think you are modeling that you don’t drink and drive. The teen might interpret this as you drink to the point you can’t drive. You can control the story by sharing your “why.”
3. Monitoring
   Be creative in the ways you check-in with your kids, their friends and other parents. You are also teaching good parenting and remember…”when you parent, you are parenting your grandchildren.”
4. Parental Rules
   Rules backed by health science, not just coming from our personal value system. Teens might still use alcohol but Dr. Turrisi’s research shows that setting the rule and communicating your why, reduces risk, frequency and amount consumed.
5. Environment
   Setting-up an environment in your home that is welcoming to other kids, accepting of differences, conducive to communication, connection, modeling and monitoring. If we are lucky will lead to some acceptance and buy-in of parental rules.

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Call to Action - Llamada a La Acción

1. Opioid Response Recorded Training, Request Free Narcan, & Resources - Linked Here
2. Safely Dispose Of Unwanted Prescription Drugs
   Individual residents of Truckee may dispose of medications in the permanent drug (Rx) collection bin located inside the lobby of the Truckee Police Department located inside Town Hall at 10183 Truckee Airport Road.  It is available for drop-offs Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.  The Rx bin is available to individual residents only, not businesses or DEA registrants. 
   Residents can drop off prescription medications, over-the-counter medications, and pet medications ONLY.  Please consult with Truckee PD staff before depositing items into the bin.  Sharps (hypodermic needles, Epi-pens, lancets), aerosols (inhalers), or illegal drugs (marijuana included) are NOT accepted.  Sharps and aerosols can be dropped off during specific Hazardous Waste days at the Eastern Regional Landfill located on Hwy 89 and Cabin Creek Road in Truckee. 
   For more information on the bins, please contact the TT-FWDD Coalition at (530) 546-1924, or visit www.ttfwdd.com.  For information on Eastern Regional Landfill Hazardous Waste days, visit www.waste101.com or call (530) 583-7800.