Eluterio Blanco Jr. is a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor as well as a nationally-certified Master Addiction Counselor (MAC). He has been providing counseling services to individuals with Substance Use Disorders, including adolescents, adults, and special populations since 2002. He is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor and program coordinator of Addiction Studies at the UT Rio Grande Valley School of Rehabilitation Services and Counseling. Eluterio earned his PhD in Rehabilitation Counseling and holds professional memberships with the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC), and the Texas Association of Addiction Professional (TAAP). His research interests focus professional and community stigma toward persons with substance use disorders and he has co-authored an article on the attitudes of Mexicans Americans towards cannabis use.