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Dec 10, 2024
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BHSC 262 - Alcohol, Drugs & Behavior Credit(s): 3 3 hours lecture, 3 hours contact Cross-Listed With: SOCL 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 discussion areas 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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