Course Description
This is a pamphlet published by the National Institute on Drug Abuse aimed at filling the knowledge gap about why people become addicted to drugs and how drugs change the brain to foster compulsive abuse. It provides scientific information about addiction, including harmful consequences of abuse and basics on approaches to prevent and treat the disease.
Course Objectives
1. Review basic definitions of drug addiction and abuse.
2. Understand most at risk groups and best prevention strategies.
3. Review fundamental biochemical effects of drugs on the brain, both immediate and long-lasting.
4. Enumerate harmful consequences to others in the addict's circle.
5. Be aware of relapse triggers.
6. Be aware of best treatment strategies and advancing addiction science.
