Drug abuse and drug addictions (K-A)

• Drug abuse and drug addiction (K-A)
• Overview of psychoactive drugs (K-A)
• Psychoactive drugs: Depressants and opiates (K-A)
• Psychoactive drugs: Hallucinogens (K-A)
• Routes of drug entry (K-A)
• Drug dependence and homeostasis (K-A)
• Reward pathway in the brain (K-A)
• Tolerance and withdrawal (K-A)
• Risk factors for drug use and drug abuse (K-A)
• Substance use disorders (K-A)
• The development of substance use - Why do people use legal and illegal substances? (K-A)
• Why do some people but not others develop substance use problems? (K-A)
• Treatments and triggers for drug dependence (K-A)
• How does substance use develop into substance abuse (K-A)
• Drug use prevention - school programming and protective factors (K-A)