Neurobiology of Addiction

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Description: A broad review of the foundations for understanding of what occurs when a drug enters the body and the brain, how your brain changes, and how this process can make recovering from addiction a challenge. Special attention will be paid to the neuroanatomy and circuitry of reward, basic concepts and definitions involving substance use disorders, neural dysfunction under addiction, the stages of addiction and implications for treatment. Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 3 credit hours.