2021 Conference: Lynn Riemer Presents “New Trends in Teen Substance Abuse”

Lynn Riemer is an accomplished speaker, trainer, and advocate on issues relating to substance abuse. She is president of ACT on Drugs, Inc., which educates parents, teens, and professionals about addictive and psychoactive substances, both legal and illegal. She is also a Coauthor of the book The Methamphetamine Crisis: Strategies to Save Addicts, Families, and Communities by Greenwood Publishing. Glamorization of drugs in pop culture continues even as the types of drugs accessible to the public become more dangerous and easier to obtain. Did you know that vaping among high school students grew by an astounding 900 percent since 2011? Or that marijuana is a popular drug to vape? Most of the deaths and hospitalizations from vaping involved THC, the psychoactive ingredient in Marijuana. Drug driving deaths are skyrocketing in states that have legalized pot and schools are seeing an increase in hard drugs. Lynn will harness her in depth chemistry knowledge of drugs gained from her experience with DEA and on the North Metro Drug Task Force, to provide a deep dive into the street and over the counter products used by youth to get high and the implications for our communities.

Education Administrators, Teachers, School Psychologists/Guidance Counselors, School Resource Officers (SROs), Law Enforcement, Local/State Emergency Managers, Fusion Center Analysts, Crisis Intervention Units, Counselors & Mental Health Specialists, School Social Workers, School Safety Professionals, and other school safety stakeholders interested in attending Lynn Riemer’s presentation should register for the July 2021 MCSS School Safety Summer Conference at http://conference2021.safeschoolsmd.org/.