NIDA Town Meeting - Understanding Drug Abuse and Addiction: Myths vs. Reality - Agenda

Understanding Drug Abuse and Addiction:
Myths vs. Reality

A Town Meeting

Agenda

8:30 a.m.	Welcoming and Introductory Remarks Kenneth D. Stark Director Washington State Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services Department of Social and Health Services The Honorable Jim McDermott U.S. Representative, 7th District, Washington Alonzo Plough, Ph.D. Director Seattle-King County Department of Public Health Ed Hidano Assistant Secretary Health and Rehabilitative Services Department of Social and Health Services
9:00 a.m.	Keynote Address Understanding Drug Abuse & Addiction: Myths vs Reality Alan I. Leshner, Ph.D. Director National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institutes of Health
10:30 a.m.	*Break and NIDA Research Gallery*
11:00 a.m.	Plenary Presentation Pharmacotherapies/New Addiction Treatment Medications Frank Vocci, Ph.D. NIDA Division of Treatment Research and Development Brain Targets of Drugs of Abuse T. Celeste Napier, Ph.D. Neuroscience and Aging Institute Loyola University Chicago, School of Medicine
12:00 p.m.	*Lunch*
1:00 p.m.	"Bridging the Gaps: Policy-Practice-Research" This unique roundtable discussion will address strategies for disseminating critical scientific research data for the purpose of improving treatment and prevention programs, shaping public policy, and overcoming myths and misinformation about drug abuse and addiction. Merwyn R. Greenlick, Ph.D., Panel Facilitator Professor and Chair Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine Oregon Health Sciences University Panelists Norma Jaeger Alcohol and Drug Coordinator Mental Health, Chemical Abuse and Dependency Services Division King County, Washington Ron Jackson Executive Director Evergreen Treatment Services Dennis M. Donovan, Ph.D. Director Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute University of Washington School of Medicine Jack Wilson Prevention Specialist Snohomish County Human Services Department Dave Knutson Research Analyst Children and Family Services Committee House of Representatives Washington State Legislature Kenneth D. Stark Director Washington State Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services Department of Social and Health Services
2:15 p.m.	Workshop A Drug Abuse and Co-Occurring Disorders Richard Ries, M.D. Harborview Medical Center University of Washington Workshop B How Do Addictive Drugs Affect the Brain? T. Celeste Napier, Ph.D. Neuroscience and Aging Institute Loyola University Chicago, School of Medicine Charles Chavkin, Ph.D. Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute University of Washington School of Medicine Workshop C Cognitive and Behavioral Approaches in the Treatment of Substance Abuse Elizabeth A. Wells, Ph.D. Evergreen Treatment Services University of Washington School of Social Work Dennis M. Donovan, Ph.D. Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute University of Washington School of Medicine Workshop D HIV and Drug Abuse: Co-Occurring Epidemics Washington State's Methamphetamine Epidemic E. Michael Gorman, Ph.D. Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute University of Washington Relapse Prevention: Recent Developments in Drug Treatment G. Alan Marlatt, Ph.D. Addictive Behaviors Research Center University of Washington Workshop E Communities That Care: Utilizing the Scientific Knowledge Base for Effective Prevention Richard F. Catalano, Ph.D. Social Development Research Group University of Washington School of Social Work Workshop F New Medications Development and Treatment Frank Vocci, Ph.D. NIDA Division of Treatment Research and Development Andrew J. Saxon, M.D. Veterans Administration Puget Sound Health Care System University of Washington School of Medicine
5:00 p.m.	Adjourn

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