DSST Substance Abuse Prep

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$85

Exam Cost

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120 min

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Credits

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~400/500

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What You'll Study

Unit 1: Pharmacology and Drug Classification

drug classificationpharmacokineticspharmacodynamicsdepressantsstimulantshallucinogens

Unit 2: Alcohol Use and Abuse

alcohol pharmacologyBAC levelsalcoholismfetal alcohol syndromeliver diseasealcohol withdrawal

Unit 3: Drugs and Society

addiction mechanismstolerancedependencesocial factors in drug usegateway hypothesisdrug epidemiology

Unit 4: Treatment and Prevention

treatment modalities12-step programscognitive-behavioral therapyharm reductiondetoxificationprevention programs

Unit 5: Drug Policy and Law

Controlled Substances ActDEA schedulingWar on Drugsdrug courtslegalization debateinternational drug policy

Free Study Resources

- NIH/NIDA (nida.nih.gov): National Institute on Drug Abuse — authoritative substance abuse data - CDC Substance Abuse (cdc.gov): Public health resources on substance use - OpenStax Psychology 2e (openstax.org/books/psychology-2e): Free substance use chapter

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