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CNS 6605 - Psychopharmacology


Credits: 3

You will learn psychopharmacology theories of drug abuse, addictions, and treatment. This course will introduce you to basic principles of anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology as applied to the classes of drugs and addictions as well as the effects of drugs on human behavior. The course will also introduce you to the medications developed to support drug treatment, such as methadone, suboxone, and naloxone. Other topics include drug use, distribution, elimination, dose response relationship, and neurotransmitters.

Graduate