Weekly Materials

Class 1: INTRODUCTION: THE SCIENCE OF ADDICTION

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• Class 1 Lecture [PDF]
• Addiction Defined ASAM 8-15-11 [PDF]
• Vol 1 Science of Addiction [PDF]
• UCB Psychopharm Definition [PDF]
• Course Syllabus [PDF]

Class 2: BEHAVIORAL PHARMACOLOGY: BASIC PRINCIPLES

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• Class 2 Lecture [PDF]
• Drug Metabolism [PDF]
• HCV for Addiction Professionals [PDF]
• Homework Assignment [PDF]
• HCV Meds Update 2014 [PDF]

Class 3: AN OVERVIEW OF THE FUNCTIONAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

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• Class 3 Lecture [PDF]
• Brain Mapping [PDF]
• Homework Assignment [PDF]

Class 4 and 5: NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

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• Class 4/5 Lecture [PDF]
• 7 Neurotransmitters Studied in Behavioral Health [PDF]
• Synapse Chart [PDF]
• Homework Assignment [PDF]

Class 6: ALCOHOL AND SEDATIVE HYPNOTICS

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• Class 6 Lecture [PDF]
• Alcohol Terms and Concepts [PDF]
• Withdrawal Assessment of Alcohol Scale [PDF]

Class 7: PSYCHOSTIMULANTS

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• Class 7 Lecture [PDF]
• New Pharm Tx for Methamphetamine Abuse [PDF]
• Vol 11- Methamphetamine Update 2013 [PDF]

Class 8: NARCOTIC ANALGESICS

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• Class 8 Lecture [PDF]
• Volume 15 - Rx Pain Medicine Abuse [PDF]

Class 9: MEDICATIONS FOR MENTAL HEALTH: PSYCHIATRIC MEDICINE

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• Class 9 Lecture [PDF]
• Commonly Used Meds [PDF]

Class 10: CANNABINOIDS

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• Class 10 Lecture [PDF]
• Cannabis Research [PDF]