International Featured Speakers

Dr. Fernando Rodriguez de Fonseca, Dr. Maristela Monteiro, and Marya Hynes-Dowell provide international perspective on drug use issues.

Presentation - 1 hour 17 minutes 7 seconds

Keynote: Imaging Obesity and Addiction

Dr. Nora Volkow explores the brain's role in compulsive behaviors.

Presentation - 48 minutes 35 seconds

Drug Markets and Criminal Justice Systems

Dr. Warren Bickel, Dr. Avelardo Valdez, and Dr. Jorge Chabat discuss molecular, social, and international issues of drug markets.

Presentation - 1 hour 20 minutes 33 seconds

Drug Use Among Latino Youth in the Juvenile Justice System

Dr. Linda Teplin, Dr. Jorge Villatoro Velázquez, Dr. William Arroyo, and the Honorable Robert Totten explain the intersections of drug use, juveniles, and the criminal justice system.

Presentation - 1 hour 29 minutes 55 seconds

Navigating Grant Submissions

Dr. Yonette Thomas leads a discussion with Dr. Teresa Levitin, Dr. Abraham Bautista, Dr. Michael Micklin, and Dr. José Guerrier about negotiating the hurdles of grant submissions.

Presentation - 1 hour 2 minutes 40 seconds

Opening Panel

Dr. Patricia Molina, Dr. William Vega, Dr. Antonio Cepeda-Benito, Dr. Lula Beatty, and Dr. H. Wesley Clark open the 2008 National Hispanic Science Network on Drug Abuse Conference in Bethesda, Maryland.

Presentation - 32 minutes 13 seconds

A Collaboration of Systems Thinkers

Dr. José Szapocznik explains how one interdisciplinary project developed.

Quick Tip - 4 minutes 27 seconds

Qualities of a Mentee

Hortensia Amaro describes what it takes to be a good mentee.

Quick Tip - 3 minutes 35 seconds

Becoming Involved

Dr. Patricia Molina recounts her journey to becoming a researcher.

Quick Tip - 4 minutes 10 seconds

Beginning Collaborations

Liliane Windsor describes how she began to take part in community participatory research.

Quick Tip - 2 minutes 54 seconds