Division 28: Psychopharmacology and Substance Abuse

What is Psychopharmacology? Psychopharmacology is the study of the effects of drugs on behavior, combining methods of psychology and pharmacology. Psychopharmacologists carry out their duties within a number of different settings, including academia, government, private research, industry and clinical. The study of the effects of drugs on behavior has been productively examined in human as well as nonhuman populations, both within and outside the laboratory. The central theme running through the research in this division is the use of behavioral principles as they interact with the effects of pharmacological agents and environmental events.