Owen Bowden-Jones is a psychiatrist who has spent nearly thirty years researching and treating mental health and addiction problems. He is the Chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, President of the Society for the Study of Addiction, and an Honorary Professor at University College London.

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• 1. What are psychoactive drugs, who uses them and why?; 2. Understanding adolescence; 3. Having the drug conversation with your child; 4. Drugs and the brain; 5. How do drugs cause harm?; 6. Types of drugs; 7. Rise of the synthetics; 8. Legal but harmful: Prescription medications, vaping and alcohol; 9. Behavioural addictions; 10. Detecting drug use and what to do about it; 11. Treatment and recovery; 12. Final thoughts; Useful resources.

Owen Bowden-Jones is a psychiatrist who has spent nearly thirty years researching and treating mental health and addiction problems. He is the Chair of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, President of the Society for the Study of Addiction, and an Honorary Professor at University College London.

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• 1. What are psychoactive drugs, who uses them and why?; 2. Understanding adolescence; 3. Having the drug conversation with your child; 4. Drugs and the brain; 5. How do drugs cause harm?; 6. Types of drugs; 7. Rise of the synthetics; 8. Legal but harmful: Prescription medications, vaping and alcohol; 9. Behavioural addictions; 10. Detecting drug use and what to do about it; 11. Treatment and recovery; 12. Final thoughts; Useful resources.