Course curriculum

    1. Syllabus

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    1. 1.1 Key Terms: Use, Misuse, Abuse, Dependence, and Addiction

    2. Quiz 1.1

    3. 1.2 Moral, Disease, and Genetic Models of Addiction

    4. Quiz 1.2

    5. 1.3 Psychological and Sociocultural Models: Learning Theory, Environment, and the Biopsychosocial View

    6. Quiz 1.3

    1. 2.1 Prevalence and Risk Factors: Age, Gender, Ethnicity, Culture, and Socio-Economic Status

    2. Quiz 2.1

    3. 2.2 Costs to Society: Short- and Long-Term Consequences and Social Problems

    4. Quiz 2.2

    5. 2.3 Diagnosis with the DSM-5: Substance Use Disorder Criteria and Severity

    6. Quiz 2.3

    7. 2.3 Interactive Lab: Criteria Count Clinic

    8. 2.4 Screening and Prevention: CAGE, AUDIT, SBIRT, Drug Testing, and the Three Levels of Prevention

    9. Quiz 2.4

    1. 3.1 Drug Classification: DEA Schedules and Controlled Substances Laws

    2. Quiz 3.1

    3. 3.1 Interactive Lab: Schedule Sorting Desk

    4. 3.2 The Nervous System: Neurons, Synapses, Neurotransmitters, and the Reward Pathway

    5. Quiz 3.2

    6. 3.2 Interactive Lab: Synapse Detective

    7. 3.3 Method of Action: Dose-Response, Routes of Administration, and Metabolism

    8. Quiz 3.3

    9. 3.4 Drug Interactions, Tolerance, and Withdrawal: Additive, Synergistic, and Antagonistic Effects

    10. Quiz 3.4

    1. 4.1 Alcohol History and Types: Fermentation, Distillation, Proof, and Prohibition

    2. Quiz 4.1

    3. 4.2 Blood Alcohol Concentration: Standard Drinks, Metabolism, and Gender Differences

    4. Quiz 4.2

    5. 4.2 Interactive Lab: BAC Estimate Workshop

    6. 4.3 Effects of Alcohol: Acute Intoxication, Chronic Damage, and Prenatal Harm

    7. Quiz 4.3

    8. 4.4 Patterns of Alcohol Use: Moderate Drinking and Binge Drinking

    9. Quiz 4.4

    1. 5.1 Tolerance, Withdrawal, and Overdose: Delirium Tremens and Alcohol Poisoning

    2. Quiz 5.1

    3. 5.2 Alcohol Dependence: Alcohol Use Disorder and Its Course

    4. Quiz 5.2

    5. 5.3 Treating Alcohol Problems: Brief Intervention, Motivational Interviewing, and Treatment Settings

    6. Quiz 5.3

    7. 5.4 Medications and Mutual Help for Alcohol Use Disorder: Disulfiram, Naltrexone, Acamprosate, and AA

    8. Quiz 5.4

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