SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Course overview

From the old standbys like cocaine and heroin to the newer club drugs like Ecstasy and GHB... there has never been such a wide variety of drugs available for abuse, and drug abuse still takes its toll on generation after generation of Americans. This course outlines the neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of drug use, abuse, and addiction; reviews the most common classes of drugs of abuse; and summarizes current approaches to treatment and prevention. Course objectives include: * Define and differentiate among drug use, drug abuse, and drug addiction. * Identify some commonly abused drugs and their characteristic effects. * Outline issues and concerns specific to the abuse of prescription medications.