Cannabinoid Use and Vaping: Teen Use and Prevention
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Dr. Sheryl Ryan is Professor of Pediatrics, Chief of the Division of Adolescent Medicine, and Director of Outpatient Adolescent Clinical Services at the Penn State Health Hershey Medical Center. She is a pediatrician who is board certified in both Adolescent Medicine and Addiction Medicine. Currently, she is focusing her research on the education of both school personnel and pediatricians in rural areas of Pennsylvania around screening and intervention for youth using alcohol and other substances – through a federally funded Project ECHO grant. She is also currently funded through an NIH HRSA grant to train addiction medicine fellows at Penn State, and increase the capacity of primary care and behavioral health care providers to treat individuals with substance use disorders. As a board-certified specialist in adolescent medicine, Dr Ryan also continues to be clinically very active in providing both outpatient and inpatient care to adolescents and young adults with complex medical and mental health issues. Email Sheryl at [email protected] and visit https://www.pennstatehealth.org to know more about her work. You can also check out their Twitter page @PennStateGME THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! Pediatric Meltdown was listed as a Top 20 Pediatric Podcast on FeedSpot: https://blog.feedspot.com/pediatric_podcasts/ If you’d like to connect with me on Twitter @gagginol or email me at [email protected] and [email protected] to let me know your thoughts and what you would like to hear in upcoming episodes. To learn more about me visit https://www.medicalbhs.com/ LOVE WHAT YOU HEARD? Leave us a 5-star review so we can continue to provide you with great content. Share this episode and help people know more about children’s health and well-being.