| Course ID: | HPRB 5210E. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | The Effects of Drug Use and Abuse |
Course
Description: | Overview of psychological, social, and physiological determinants
of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) use and effects of
ATOD use among populations in the United States. Examination of
recent trends to understand why individuals engage in substance-
using behaviors and public health strategies to prevent or
intervene on ATOD use. |
| Oasis Title: | Effects of Drug Use and Abuse |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in HPRB 5210 |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
| Prerequisite: | CBIO 2200-2200L and CBIO 2210-2210L and permission of major |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | After completion of this course, students should be able to:
1. Review historical trends in ATOD use patterns in the United
States
2. Describe various theories of ATOD use and/or dependence
3. Understand the potential effects of ATOD use on health and
social well-being
4. Distinguish between ATOD misuse, abuse, and dependence
5. Analyze risk reduction and prevention approaches to ATOD
misuse, abuse, or dependence
6. Evaluate the match between risk reduction and prevention
strategies to select populations
7. Identify various media, websites, and other sources of
knowledge related to ATOD |
| Topical Outline: | 1. Introduction
a. Drugs: Defining the problem
2. Drugs: Consequences
3. Social Ecology of drug use
a. Regulating drugs
4. Enforcement
5. Physiology of drug use
6. Gateway drugs
a. Alcohol
b. Tobacco
c. Marijuana
7. Adolescents and huffing
8. Stimulants and caffeine
9. Depressants and inhalants
10. Dietary supplements and over-the-counter
11. Opioids
12. Hallucinogens
13. Performance enhancing drugs
14. Social ecological framework
15. Preventing substance abuse
16. Neighborhoods and tobacco use
17. Substance use prevention - Common theories
18. Policy and adolescent substance abuse prevention
19. College ATOD use prevention
20. Medication for mental disorders
21. Treating substance abuse and dependence
22. Drug courts |