Course Summary
This course explores the relationship between addiction and the brain, examining the neural mechanisms that underlie drug use, withdrawal, and relapse.Key Learning Points
- Gain an understanding of how addiction affects the brain and behavior
- Explore the neural mechanisms that underlie drug use, withdrawal, and relapse
- Learn about the latest research findings in the field of addiction neuroscience
Related Topics for further study
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the relationship between addiction and the brain
- Identify the neural mechanisms that underlie drug use, withdrawal, and relapse
- Evaluate the latest research findings in the field of addiction neuroscience
Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course
- Basic knowledge of neuroscience
- Familiarity with addiction and substance abuse
Course Difficulty Level
IntermediateCourse Format
- Online
- Self-paced
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- Drugs, Addiction, and the Brain
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Related Education Paths
Notable People in This Field
- Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Addiction and Trauma Expert
Related Books
Description
This is a course about addiction to drugs and other behaviors. It will describe what happens in the brain and how this information helps us deal with and overcome addiction. It will also discuss other topics, such as government policy and our vulnerability to take drugs.
Outline
- The Background & Overview of Drug Use
- Course Overview
- Definitions and Terminology
- The Historical Evidence
- The Ten Classes of Drugs
- Drug Use: A Serious Problem
- Behavioral Addictions
- Instructor Bio & Acknowledgements
- Recommended Readings
- Case: A Life on Hold
- Case: An Ancient Story About a Gambling Addiction
- Notes
- The Background and Overview of Drug Use
- Drugs & How the Brain Works
- Drug Dynamics: The Fate of Drugs in the Body
- Detecting Drugs in the Body
- Synaptic Transmission: The Target of Addicting Drugs
- Neurotransmitters: The Chemical Messengers in the Brain
- Cocaine & Nicotine
- Drugs are Multifunctional
- Case: Cocaine
- Recommended Readings
- Notes
- Drugs & How the Brain Works
- Classes of Drugs
- Alcohol
- Nicotine
- Marijuana
- Psychostimulants
- Hallucinogens
- Opiate Drugs
- Sedatives, Anti-Anxiety Agents, & Hypnotics
- Case: Veteran with Stress Syndrome
- Case: Psychedelic Drug
- Recommended Readings
- Notes
- Classes of Drugs, Part 1
- Classes of Drugs with Animal Models
- Inhalants
- Caffeine
- New and Other Substances
- Review of Ten Classes of Drugs
- Animals in Drug Addiction Research
- Animal Model of Drug Self-Administration, Part 1
- Animal Model of Drug Self-Adminstration, Part 2
- Conditioned Place Preference
- Case: The Powerful "Cue"
- Recommended Readings
- Notes
- Classes of Drugs, Part 2 & Animal Models
- Neurotransmission & Brain Imaging
- Dopamine, Reward, & Survival
- Dopamine & Natural Rewards
- Brain Imaging & PET Scanning
- Dopamine Receptors in Vulnerability & Healing
- Neuroplasticity & How Drugs Change the Brain
- How Drugs Alter Gene Expression: Signaling and Epigenetics
- Neurotransmission & Brain Imaging Review
- Case: From Success to Desperation
- Epigenetics Supplement
- Recommended Readings
- Notes
- Neurotransmission & Brain Imaging
- Vulnerability: Drug Use, Abuse, & Prevention
- Will I Become an Addict?
- Risk Factors
- Self-Medication & Co-Morbidity
- The Interaction of Vulnerabilities & Risk Factors
- Environmental Risk Factors
- Personality & Judgment Risk Factors
- Protective Factors
- Prevention
- Case: Drugs for Life: What Went Wrong?
- Recommended Readings
- Notes
- Vulnerability: Drug Use, Abuse, & Prevention
- Treatment, Policy, & Decriminalization
- Treatment, Part 1
- Treatment, Part 2
- Government Drug Policy
- Drugs & Criminality
- Recap, Part 1
- Recap, Part 2
- Case: The Scare of a Lifetime and the Difference a Policy can Make
- Recommended Readings
- Notes
- Treatment, Policy, & Decriminalization
- Drugs & Society
- Drugs & Society: An Introduction
- Causes of the Opioid Epidemic
- Getting Addicted & Getting Treatment
- What Is "Medical" Marijuana?
- Legalization & Marijuana Products
- What Should Our Attitudes Be?
- Opioid Peptides
- Partial Agonists vs Full Agonists
- Cannabinoids in the Brain
- The FDA
- Recommended Readings
- Drugs & Society
Summary of User Reviews
Discover the effects of addiction on the brain with this comprehensive course. Many users appreciated the course's in-depth coverage of the subject matter.Pros from User Reviews
- In-depth coverage of addiction and the brain
- Engaging and informative lectures
- Easy-to-follow course structure
Cons from User Reviews
- Some users found the course too basic
- Limited interaction with instructors and other students
- Lack of practical exercises or applications
Michael Kuhar, Ph.D.
4.6 Raiting
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