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How to Help Students Who Use Cannabis Frequently

CE Hours 3

About this course

The NIH says more students are using Cannabis daily than ever before. THC concentrations are higher than ever before. Do you know the impact of frequent Cannabis use on Anxiety? Depression? ADHD? This webinar will empower you to speak confidently - and empathically - with your students who use Cannabis frequently. Dr. Lally is an Addiction Medicine psychiatrist with years of college mental health experience health. He is teaching faculty at Harvard Medical School/Beth Israel. He has given this webinar to college health professionals throughout the U.S.

Learning Objectives

  • Define the impact frequent Cannabis use has on Anxiety, Depression, and Inattention based on medical studies
  • Learn how to confidently discuss with students the impact of THC on the brain and body.
  • Identify the botany of the Cannabis plant and how THC is extracted and used.

Learning Levels

  • This animated webinar is for mental health professionals. Knowledge of Cannabis/THC is not required.

Course Instructor(s)

  • Matthew Lally M.D.

    Dr. Lally is board-certified in Psychiatry and board-certified in Addiction Medicine. He has years of experience as a College Mental Health Psychiatrist and teaches student mental health to psychiatry residents from Harvard Medical School programs . He is the creator of the #1 Animated Mental Health App on the Apple App Store: "Everybody's Guide to Psych Meds." He is a member of the American College Health Association.

Disclosure

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References

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  • Mezey, L., & Winkler, A. (2021). Cannabis Legalization and College Mental Health. Current Psychiatry Reports, 23(4).
  • Figueiredo, P. R., Tolomeo, S., Steele, J. D., & Baldacchino, A. (2020). Neurocognitive consequences of chronic cannabis use: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 108, 358-369.
  • MHSA Prevention Day, February 4, 2019 Elinore F. McCance-Katz, MD, PhD, Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services
  • McCance-Katz, E. F. (2019). Urgent and emerging issues in prevention: Marijuana, kratom, E-cigarettes. SAMHSA Prevention Day.
  • Silver, R. J. (2019). The endocannabinoid system of animals. Animals, 9(9), 686.
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  • Patton, G. C., Coffey, C., Carlin, J. B., Degenhardt, L., Lynskey, M., & Hall, W. (2002). Cannabis use and mental health in young people: cohort study. Bmj, 325(7374), 1195-1198.
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CE Process Info

Content

  • WEBINAR Video
    1 parts
    • Cannabis_Webinar_Video_2025
  • Mobile app
    1 parts
    • Mobile app companion to the webinar

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    In support of improving patient care, CE Learning Systems is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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    CE Learning Systems designates this live activity for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  • Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)

    This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.

FAQs

  • Who should sign up for this webinar?
    Anyone who wants to learn more about how frequent Cannabis use affects mental health should sign up for this webinar. It has already been seen by many types of clinicians across this country. Although anyone is welcome to sign-up, I'm sorry to say at this time only psychologists, therapists, counselors, and social workers are eligible for continuing education credits. Many MDs and NPs have signed up for this webinar. They are not eligible for CEU credits. I hoping to have CEUs for MD and NPs but it's not available at this time.
  • Is this a "pro-Cannabis" webinar or an "anti-Cannabis" webinar?
    There will be background info on Cannabis: its history, basic botany, effects on the brain. The potential medical benefits will be briefly mentioned. But really the lecture is how about frequent Cannabis use is not beneficial for mental health and how to share that info with patients in a supportive and effective way.
  • Are you qualified to discuss this topic?
    I am board-certified in General Psychiatry and Neurology. I'm board-certified in Addiction Medicine. I've worked in college mental health for over six years. I have treated hundreds of adolescents and young adults. I am on the faculty at Harvard Medical School
  • Is this a boring Powerpoint webinar?
    No. This webinar has no PowerPoint slides. It is a touch-screen animated app.Many attendees have commented on the animation being very interesting and helpful. One college health psychiatrist said it was the best lecture on Cannabis he has ever seen. I hope you'll feel the same way.
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