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Alcohol Research Center
The Oklahoma Center for Alcohol and Drug-Related Studies is a designated academic center at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City. Established in 1968, the missions of the Center include preparing researchers and clinicians to address issues related to the acute and chronic effects of alcohol and drugs, the etiology, risk factors, and consequences of alcohol/drug use and abuse, and effective means of intervening and preventing these disorders.

Behavioral Sciences Laboratory
The Behavioral Sciences Laboratories (BSL) were established in 1962 to support interdisciplinary research and training in a biomedical environment. The BSL is located on the ninth floor of the V.A. Medical Center and houses several federally supported research projects and provides training opportunities for up to four graduate research assistants and two postdoctoral fellows.

Neuropsychopharmacology Laboratory
The primary focus of this laboratory is on the effects of chronic drug exposure and withdrawal on central nervous system function. The research techniques used in studies conducted in this laboratory include electrophysiological studies of single-cell activity and evoked field potentials in acute, anesthetized animals and in conscious, freely-moving animals, and behavioral studies of drug effects on spontaneous and learned behaviors.

Terrorism and Disaster Center
TDC is is a Category II Center of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN), a national network funded by the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration to improve the standard of care for traumatized children and to increase their access to care.


Contact Information

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Post Office Box 26901
Oklahoma City, OK 73126-0901
Phone: (405) 271-5251

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