PSYC 410 - Psychopharmacology

Credits: (3)

Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: PSYC 121.
Overview of the effects of recreational and therapeutic drugs on human behavior and society. Students will learn how psychoactive drugs produce their effects on the brain and body, the major classes of illicit and psychotherapeutic drugs, addiction prevention and treatment, and the societal impact of drug use and abuse.