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Behavioral Pharmacology and Biomedical Foundations of Chemical Dependency

X126 (2 semester units in Public Health)

A requirement in the Certificate Program in Alcohol and Drug Abuse Studies

For centuries, chemical dependency has been seen as a character flaw rather than a medical condition. Research, however, shows a strong biological basis for addiction. Examine the genetic predisposition to alcoholism, the classification of drugs based on their effect on behavior, the metabolism of drugs, and the treatment of withdrawal symptoms in this course. Other topics include neurotransmitter theory and drug-related depression, suicide, and violence. You study in-depth how to integrate this complex medical model with 12-step and other approaches to recovery. You also review basic neuroanatomy and physiology.

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Wed. June 24, San Francisco

MARK W. STANFORD, Ph.D., named Honored Instructor in 2003, is the senior healthcare program manager for the addiction medicine and therapy program of the Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System. He teaches psychopharmacology throughout the Bay Area and is a lecturer at Stanford University's Department of Family and Community Medicine.

NOTE: This class is closed. For information about related courses, contact your academic department.

• $350 (EDP 405746)

Wed. Sept. 16, San Francisco

MARK W. STANFORD, Ph.D., named Honored Instructor in 2003, is the senior healthcare program manager for the addiction medicine and therapy program of the Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System. He teaches psychopharmacology throughout the Bay Area and is a lecturer at Stanford University's Department of Family and Community Medicine.

• 10 meetings
• Sept. 16 to Dec. 2: Wed., 6:30-9:30 pm (no meetings Nov. 11 and Nov. 25)
• San Francisco: Room 802, UC Berkeley Extension Downtown Center, 425 Market St., 8th Floor (enter on Fremont St.)
• $375 (EDP 401133)

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