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SUBSTANCE ABUSE (PSYC 290)

Term: 2023-2024 (June - May) SUMMER UMBRELLA (May - Aug)

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Andreea NazareShow MyInfo popup for Andreea Nazare
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(3 hour(s)) An introduction to drugs, substance use disorders, and treatment. This course will discuss the history of drug use and development and major classes of drugs with their properties and mechanisms of action in the nervous system and human physiology. Students will also learn about treatment and prevention, while gaining an understanding of addiction, withdrawal, the stages of change, and predictors of substance abuse and recovery. This course may not be challenged.