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Course Outline: |
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Learn how today’s innovative drug dealers have gone hi tech and enlisted the mailman to deliver their product right to your door. Say goodbye to subtle pushers standing on street corners and look out for full color banner ads. While drug use is actually down in nearly every category among our youth, one class of drugs is bucking the trend. Our home medicine cabinets are now starter kits for future users, and our kids are proud of themselves for being safe. Next time you check your email, you may be surprised to hear “You’ve got drugs!” |
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Presenter |
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Mr. Liga is a licensed clinical alcoholism and drug abuse counselor, certified prevention specialist, certified clinical supervisor, and licensed social worker with seventeen years of experience in the field of addiction treatment and prevention. He has worked as a counselor in various treatment modalities, including inpatient, intensive outpatient, and outpatient. After obtaining his Masters of Social Work in Administration, Policy, and Planning from Rutgers University, Mr. Liga moved from direct practice to work in the area of prevention and advocacy. He has held the position of CEO of the Middlesex County, New Jersey chapter of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) since 1998.
Most recently, Mr. Liga was elected President of the New Jersey Prevention Network (NJPN), a statewide association of substance abuse prevention organizations dedicated to advancing the science of prevention and educating the public through local substance abuse resource centers. He has served on the Boards of Trustees of several other organizations, as well, including the New Jersey Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NJAADAC) and has brought the same spirit of advocacy to each board he serves. He is also an experienced instructor, having taught for several institutions, including Rutgers University, Rowan University, Mercer County Community College, and Burlington County Community College. He has also presented at the annual conferences of the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors, New Jersey Prevention Network, National Association of Social Workers – New Jersey, and New Jersey Associated Treatment Providers. He currently teaches two upper-lever courses for Rutgers University’s Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. |