Treatment for Stimulant Use Disorders-How Stimulnats Affect the Brain and Behavior

Course overview

This course examine the treatment for stimulant use disorders. It includes: current stimulant use in the united states, importance of science in building future treatments, substance use disorders neurobiology, the reward system for positive reinforcement, drug craving and memory, role of technologies, stimulant use and the brain, stimulants' mechanism of action, general effects of stimulants, effects of route of administration, psychological and neurocognitive effects, cocaine, methamphetamine, prescription stimulant medications, and assessment and diagnosis.