Neuropsychopharmacology training for drug abuse research

描述：（申请人提供）： 药物滥用研究培训方案的总体目标是： 芝加哥大学将为博士前和博士后学员提供 全面的教育和研究经验，使他们能够 在影响药物滥用的领域从事杰出的研究事业。药物滥用 对个人的健康和福祉构成严重威胁， 社会精神状况、身体健康、社会功能和经济状况 生产力受到影响。这些因素可能导致犯罪率上升， 暴力由于NIDA赞助的研究项目， 在过去的二十年里取得的成就。然而，还有更多的工作要做， 从分子领域到社会领域。该地区现有的方案 药物滥用的目的是获得有关社会，行为， 神经药理学、分子和遗传因素 毒品其目的是增加我们的病因学的理解和我们的 干预治疗和预防药物滥用的能力。具体 该计划的优势涉及神经药理学，精神药理学 药物滥用的分子生物学以及行为和主观 药物对人类的影响。有几个因素使教师提交这份报告 申请在一个优秀的位置，继续提供一个优秀的 培训计划。这些因素包括当前利益的力量， 正在进行的药物滥用问题研究、各种方法 由个别教师雇用，创造性的临界质量的存在， 在多学科领域研究药物滥用相关问题的科学家 以及涉及药物滥用广泛方面的课程 从药物作用的分子基础到伦理学的考虑， 以及与吸毒有关的社会问题。

DESCRIPTION: (Provided by Applicant): The overall objective of the Drug Abuse Research Training Program at The University of Chicago is to provide both pre- and postdoctoral trainees with comprehensive educational and research experiences that will enable them to pursue distinguished research careers in areas impacting drug abuse. Drug abuse poses a serious threat to the health and well being of both individuals and society. Mental status, physical health, social function and economic productivity are compromised. Such factors can lead to an increase in crime and violence. To the credit of NIDA-sponsored research programs, considerable gains have been made over the last two decades. However, much more remains to be learned from the molecular to the social realm. Existing programs in the area of drug abuse are designed to acquire knowledge about the social, behavioral, neuropharmacological, molecular and genetic factors relevant to the abuse of drugs. The aim is to increase our understanding of the etiology of and our ability to intervene in the treatment and prevention of drug abuse. Specific strengths of this program relate to the neuropharmacology, psychopharmacology and molecular biology of drug abuse as well as the behavioral and subjective effects of drugs in humans. Several factors place the faculty submitting this application in an excellent position to continue to offer an outstanding training program. These factors include the strength of current interests and ongoing research into the problems of drug abuse, the diversity of approaches employed by individual faculty, the presence of a critical mass of creative scientists working on drug abuse related problems in a multidisciplinary setting as well as a curriculum that addresses the broad aspects of drug abuse ranging from the molecular bases of drug action to the consideration of ethical and social issues related to drug taking.