2025-2026 Catalog

CSL 2051 Pharmacology I for Addiction Counselors

1 Credit hour 15 Contact hours

This course provides a solid base of knowledge about the drugs of abuse including the impact on human physiology and behaviors. It focuses on pharmacology as a cornerstone of addiction counseling and a major part of what differentiates the professional field of addiction counseling from other mental health disciplines. This course meets the requirements of Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) for the Certified Addiction Counseling (CAC) clinical training program.          Notes: All Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) Certified Addiction Counselor (CAC) courses seek to enhance the ability of the counselor to offer treatment services in a manner that respects gender, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, cultural, familial, systemic and socioeconomic diversity.