Pharmacology is the study of drugs and their effects on the body, including how drugs are identified and grouped into classes.
What it covers
The catalog states: “At the completion of this course the student will be able to identify and classify various illicit and prescription drugs.”
Illicit drugs are substances whose manufacture, possession, or use is prohibited by law; prescription drugs are medications dispensed only on a prescriber’s order.
Which program covers it
In InterCoast Colleges’ Alcohol and Drug Counseling Studies program, Associate of Applied Science Degree — Substance Use Disorder Counseling program and Behavioral Health Assistant program, pharmacology is covered in the course AOD225, Pharmacology.
The Alcohol and Drug Counseling Studies, Associate of Applied Science Degree — Substance Use Disorder Counseling and Behavioral Health Assistant outlines list AOD225 Pharmacology at 45 clock hours (45 lecture, 0 laboratory) and 3 semester credits.
Prerequisites for AOD225: none.
Pharmacology sits alongside alcoholism and narcotic addiction and the physiological effects of alcohol in the Alcohol and Drug Counseling Studies, Associate of Applied Science Degree — Substance Use Disorder Counseling and Behavioral Health Assistant programs.
This topic is covered in the Behavioral Health Assistant program at InterCoast Colleges.