Impaired driving is a growing problem on our roads. While driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol is illegal in all 50 states, 28% of all traffic-related deaths are due to alcohol-impaired crashes. Drugs other than alcohol account for another 16% of motor vehicles crashes.Use of marijuana, prescription drugs and alcohol is on the rise, and The Maine Bureau of Highway Safety and AAA are committed to raising awareness and fostering a dialogue that will promote safe driving habits.
The Maine Bureau of Highway Safety and AAA Northern New England invite you to attend the 2020 Maine Impaired Driving Summit. With impaired driving crashes and fatalities on the rise we are bringing together national experts from law enforcement, prosecution, pharmacology, and traffic safety researchers to discuss and share their expertise on impaired driving. Presentations include former Idaho law enforcement officer Jermaine Galloway “The Tall Cop” with his “High in Plain Sight” training, complete with visuals and physical props to show the prevalence of drugs and drug paraphernalia, and how drugs have become integrated in to modern culture as well as Romana Lavalas from the National Traffic Law Center who’ll cover masking CDL offenses.
Marijuana
This conference is intended for community prevention and public health professionals; coalition members; tobacco, substance use and mental health prevention and health promotion practitioners; program managers and administrators; state agency prevention staff; volunteers and task force members; and others who deliver tobacco, substance use and mental health prevention services or who are interested in prevention issues and practice. More information to follow.
AAA Northern New England and the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety invite you to attend the 2019 Maine Impaired Driving Summit. With impaired driving crashes and fatalities rising we are bringing together national experts from law enforcement, prosecution, pharmacology, and traffic safety researchers to discuss and share their expertise on impaired driving.
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Prevention Professionals Day is designed to offer Maine’s Prevention Community a broad range of learning opportunities. The day will focus on providing tools and resources for the field of prevention including the basics of primary prevention, the state, regional, and local landscape of prevention, workforce development opportunities, etc. The program includes both panel presentations and plenary sessions that will provide the opportunity for interaction among the participants.
Target Audience:
The target audience of this conference includes community prevention coalition professionals and members; substance use and mental health prevention and health promotion practitioners; program managers and administrators; state agency prevention staff; volunteers and task force members; and others who deliver substance abuse and mental health prevention services or who are interested in prevention issues and practice.
Adcare Educational Institute, in partnership with Casco Bay CAN, is excited to bring to Maine, Mark S. Gold, MD,( click here for Bio ) a world-renowned expert on addiction-related diseases, who has worked for over 40 years to develop models of understanding on the effects of tobacco, cocaine, and other drugs, as well as food, on the brain and behavior. Using neuroscience to understand the critical role of prevention and the treatment of substance use disorders has been a major focus of Dr. Golds career. This training session will offer an engaging primer on the neuroscience of addiction and smoking. Dr. Gold has studied tobacco, cannabis, opiates, cocaine, and other substances of abuse and he provides an engaging overview of lessons learned and advances in neuroscience research. Early Bird fee pay $45.00 by September 10th. Fee includes continental breakfast and lunch.
This workshop provides an opportunity for treatment and recovery providers to learn the latest on marijuana with a focus on the latest data, scientific research, and evolving policies. This workshop will also include information related to marijuana and pregnancy, an overview of the many different forms and routes of consumption of marijuana, and some emerging outcome data from the first states to legalize such as Colorado and Washington. The workshop will provide tips and guidance to providers on how to engage clients on the topic of marijuana. Finally, providers will receive an overview of the many reliable national resources available for the science of today’s marijuana. (Fee includes breakfast and lunch, Early Bird registration fee $50.00 if paid by June 14, 2018)
This workshop provides an opportunity for treatment and recovery providers to learn the latest on marijuana with a focus on the latest data, scientific research, and evolving policies. This workshop will also include information related to marijuana and pregnancy, an overview of the many different forms and routes of consumption of marijuana, and some emerging outcome data from the first states to legalize such as Colorado and Washington. The workshop will provide tips and guidance to providers on how to engage clients on the topic of marijuana. Finally, providers will receive an overview of the many reliable national resources available for the science of today’s marijuana. (Fee includes breakfast and lunch, Early Bird registration fee $50.00 if paid by April 3, 2018)
This workshop provides an opportunity for treatment and recovery providers to learn the latest on marijuana with a focus on the latest data, scientific research, and evolving policies. This workshop will also include information related to marijuana and pregnancy, an overview of the many different forms and routes of consumption of marijuana, and some emerging outcome data from the first states to legalize such as Colorado and Washington. The workshop will provide tips and guidance to providers on how to engage clients on the topic of marijuana. Finally, providers will receive an overview of the many reliable national resources available for the science of today’s marijuana. (Fee includes breakfast and lunch, Early Bird registration fee $50.00 if paid by March 23, 2018)