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Overview

This course deals with transdisciplinary issues pertinent to the understanding and treatment of drug addiction. Topics include: historic origins of drugs; manufacture, global distribution and black market economics; epidemiology of population uptake; biomedical harms; neuropharmacological actions; effects on learning, motivation, cognition and behaviour; psychiatric comorbidity; individual differences in vulnerability; brain … For more content click the Read More button below.  

Course Outline

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PSYC1022 Course Outline

Fees

TypeAmount
Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable)$1370
Domestic Students$5760
International Students$5760

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Additional Information

This course is offered as General Education.

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