COUN 7760 - Opioid Abuse

Credit Hours: 3

This course includes an overview of the history of drugs of abuse and the biological bases of behavior including the neurological mechanisms of addiction. General categories of addictive substances are surveyed before embarking upon a more in-depth exploration of opioid compounds. The medicinal properties of a range of both licit and illicit opioids are discussed, as is the related abuse potential. Medications used to treat opioid use disorder are covered, as are the strategies of opioid substitution, opioid antagonism and harm reduction.