17 Unit CLE Audio CD Bundle - 347 SERIES

17 Hour CLE Package Includes 17 hours of any of the following selections: Bundle 347  COURSE #277: Substance Abuse: Neurochemistry of Addition and RecoveryHave you ever wondered how a physical substance like a psychoactive drug can change a mental or emotional state? To understand how this can happen, it may be helpful to know that all mental and emotional states are, in part, just manifestations of our brain chemistry. Slight changes in the levels and activities of certain brain chemicals (called neurotransmitters) can make for noticeable and sometimes dramatic changes in our moods and our thinking. The human brain is a collection of about three trillion cells called neurons, long, thin electrically-charged chemical-filled wire-like cells with electrochemical contacts on each end. Unlike other areas of our body where cells physically connect to each other, no two neurons actually touch. Neurons can only act collectively if they are able to communicate with and affect the action of oth