Mar 28, 2024  
Mercy College 2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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SOCL 262 - Alcohol, Drugs and Behavior


Credit(s): 3
Cross-Listed With: BHSC 262 , PSYN 262 
Principles of pharmacology, neural transmission, behavior and psychological assessment will be discussed. Specific psychopharmacologic issues will be presented with sedative-hypnotic, benzodiazepine, opiate, stimulant and antipsychotic drugs as primary examples. Other topics include behavioral toxicology, inhalant drugs, drugs and schoolchildren, nutritional and legal aspects to drug use, cigarette smoking and the effects of drugs on the developing organism (e.g., fetal alcohol syndrome.)



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