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2018-2019 Academic Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PSYC 247: Drugs, Brain, and Behavior


(1 Unit)
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 .
This course is intended as an introduction to the study of drug use, abuse, and addiction, with a focus on recreationally-used drugs. Basic principles of pharmacology and neural transmission will be examined to better understand how drugs influence our brain and behavior. The impact of drug use on society, as well as intervention approaches, will be considered throughout the course. Wieth, Wilson