Straight Talk About the Triangulum of Nicotine, Vaping, and Cannabis

Straight Talk About the Triangulum of Nicotine, Vaping, and Cannabis – Parents/Guardians, Healthcare Providers, Interested Community Members, and Students – A Talk with Stanford’s REACH Lab Join Dr. Bonnie Halpern-Felsher from Stanford’s REACH Lab for a powerful workshop, Straight Talk About the Triangulum of Nicotine, Vaping, and Cannabis. Dr. Halpern-Felsher will share the latest research on how these substances affect teens and adolescents, offer practical harm-reduction strategies, and provide resources to support parents/guardians, educators, and community leaders. This is a unique opportunity to learn directly from a nationally recognized expert whose work has shaped policies and programs to protect youth health—and to ask your own questions on the issues that matter most to you. Dr. Bonnie Halpern-Felsher is a Professor in Pediatrics in the Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, at Stanford University. She is a developmental psychologist with additional training in adolescent and young adult health. Funded by the NIH and many foundations, her research has focused on understanding and reducing adolescent and young adult tobacco use, alcohol and marijuana use, and risky sexual behavior. Her research, including about 200 publications in journals such as JAMA Network, Pediatrics, and the American Journal of Public Health, as well as her committee and policy work, have been instrumental in setting policy at the local, state, and national level. She has been an active member on several national campaigns to understand and reduce adolescent tobacco/e-cigarette use. She has testified in several states and at the FDA arguing for more tobacco/e cigarette regulation, served on six Institute of Medicine/National Academies of Medicine committees, and contributed to three Surgeon General Reports, all focused on reducing adolescent risk behavior and promoting health.