PSY-270 Psychology of Addiction

This course will use the Biopsychosocial model to introduce foundational knowledge of drugs of abuse, behavioral addictions, the reasons people begin to use substances and the impact on the brain, physically and psychologically. Topics will include, but not be limited to, epidemiology, the public health impact of substance abuse, diagnosis, other models of addiction, and intervention and treatment approaches.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

PSY-100