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Pharmacology: Designer Drugs

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Pharmacology: Stimulants, Depressants and Hallucinogens

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Skills: Counselor Toolbox

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Neuropsychobiology: Dopamine, GABA, Serotonin and Acetylcholine

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