Description: The objective of this upper level graduate course is to provide a comprehensive overview of topics and controversies in the addiction field. Main topics discussed include drug pharmacology, models/approaches to investigate addiction, brain circuits, genetics, epigenetics, and the cellular and molecular biology of drug addiction. Dr. Fowler is the course coordinator, and in addition to Dr. Fowler, sessions are taught by varying faculty experts in the addiction field at UCI, including Dr. Stephen Mahler, Dr. Marcelo Wood, Dr. Shahrdad Lotfipour, Dr. Sean Ostlund and Dr. Ariana Nelson.
N233 Syllabus for Interested Students – Example(pdf)
Informational Resources Cultivated by UCI N233 Graduate Students
Videos (click names to link to YouTube Videos)
Nicotine Cigarette Targeting to Vulnerable Populations
Intersection of Cannabis, Criminalization and Systemic Racism.
Puffs, Vapes, E-Cigarettes – The Facts.
E-Cigarette Nicotine Vaping – Myth Busting.
Infographics
The Harmful Effects of Cannabis – Click for pdf download.
Everything You Need to Know: E-Cigarettes – Click for pdf download.
Avoid the Opioid – Click for pdf download.
What Happens When You Take Stimulants? – Click for pdf download.
Know your MDMA – Click for pdf download.
What is addiction? – Click for pdf download.
Debunking Common Misconceptions – Click for pdf download.
Tobacco and E-Cigarettes – Click for pdf download.
Marijuana – Click for pdf download.
