Skills you'll gain

There are 8 modules in this course

This is a course about addiction to drugs and other behaviors. It will describe what happens in the brain and how this information helps us deal with and overcome addiction. It will also discuss other topics, such as government policy and our vulnerability to take drugs.

Drugs & How the Brain Works

Classes of Drugs

Classes of Drugs with Animal Models

Neurotransmission & Brain Imaging

Vulnerability: Drug Use, Abuse, & Prevention

Treatment, Policy, & Decriminalization

Drugs & Society

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