National conference links brain development to addiction

LETHBRIDGE — Addiction has been a prominent issue in Lethbridge and across the country for the last number of years. The Community Substance Abuse Awareness Resource Team (CSART) held its National Addictions Awareness Conference at the Coast Hotel in Lethbridge Wednesday, to discuss the impact brain development has when it comes to addiction. Keynote speaker Nicole Sherren, the scientific director for the Palix Foundation (an Alberta Family Wellness initiative), explained science is showin