This course will cover the pharmacological and pathophysiological effects of non-medicinal drug use including mechanisms of action, tolerance and addiction, long-term effects, side effects and toxicity, treatment of addictions and overdoses. Pharmacokinetics will also be examined including routes of administration, activation, deactivation, elimination, and drug-drug interactions.

Prerequisite(s): Pharmacology 3620 or Physiology 3140A.

Extra Information: Blended course. 3 hours (lecture or equivalent online delivery plus in-person discussion).