10520135Issues in Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Course Information
Description
Provides students with a basic understanding of the use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs. Emphasizes historical and social perspectives on drug use, trends of use and legal and social responses to illicit drug use. Additionally, this course provides an accurate description of the effects of psychoactive drugs, identifies methods of substance abuse treatment and introduces the student to local treatment services.
Total Credits
3
Course Competencies
  1. Analyze the perspectives on substance use and abuse
    Assessment Strategies
    by writing an historical analysis of a personal dependency
    by completing an exam
    Criteria
    historical analysis includes a description of the original behavior
    historical analysis includes a explanation of how the original behavior changed over time
    historical analysis includes a description of the current motivation for continuing the dependency
    you analyze the four perspectives for understanding substance abuse
    you explain the relationship of drug, set and setting
    you summarize the continuum of substance use

  2. Examine the social/historical context of substance use and abuse
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing an exam
    Criteria
    you analyze the historical use of a drug from the earliest use to current use
    you explain how drug laws reflect social values
    you explain how drug laws reflect social values
    you identify three results of prohibiting the use of a drug
    you analyze three current societal factors that have their roots in Prohibition

  3. Examine the actions of psychoactive substances
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing a group project
    by completing an exam
    by completing a paper
    Criteria
    group project includes a description of the drug
    group project includes a historical review of the drug
    group project includes the pharmacology of the drug
    group project includes the medical use(s) of the drug
    group project includes the recreational use(s) of the drug
    group project includes the short term effects of the drug
    group project includes the long term effects of the drug
    group project includes a description of the available treatment for the addition to the drug
    paper includes the description of the selected drug
    paper includes a description of the pharmacology of the selected drug
    paper includes a description of the uses of the selected drug
    paper includes a bibliography
    you analyze the physical effects of various classes of psychoactive drugs
    you analyze the psychological effects of various classes of psychoactive drugs
    you summarize two examples of a drug in each category

  4. Analyze the AODA service delivery system
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing an exam
    Criteria
    you summarize prevention
    you analyze the goals of AODA prevention
    you examine different drug treatment modalities
    you summarize basic confidentiality requirements
    you summarize AA philosophy of recovery

  5. Formulate a personal behavioral plan for drug use risk reduction
    Assessment Strategies
    by developing a plan
    by participating in a substance free weekend
    by writing a paper
    Criteria
    Plan includes a description of current use of mood altering substances
    Plan includes a description of goals to maintain or reduce use of mood altering substances
    Plan includes a description of the strategies for maintaining or reducing use of mood altering substances
    you abstain from all mood altering substances not prescribed by a physician during a weekend
    paper includes a description of personal experiences during the substance free weekend
    paper includes a description of the learning experiences during the substance free weekend
    paper includes an analysis of how their personal experiences with abstinence can assist in the counseling of others