Department: Allied Health and Human Services

Division: Health Careers

Department: Allied Health and Human Services

Subject Code: HUMSCourse #: 109

Course Title: Drugs and Alcohol: Issues and Treatment

HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

FORM 335

Course Form 335 must be updated at least every five years per AP 765 to include, at a minimum, the following elements. [§335.2]

1.Digital Description:

Credit hours: 3.0

Lecture hours: 3.0

Lab hours:0.0

BL: [__]⅓[__]½ [__]⅔[___] Other (Indicate fraction or percent)

2.Catalog Description:

Continuation of HUMS 108. Course focuses on the current issues and treatment approaches in the drug and alcohol field. Topics include the common effects of mood-altering drugs, major public policy issues, and an overview of the social and legal regulatory institutions, and the U.S.’s formal drug control system. Students discuss and are acquainted with current models of prevention and treatment. A comprehensive research paper, outlining a basic issue or process in the drug field, is required.

Minimum Grade Required

3.Prerequisites:HUMS 108 C

Corequisites:

Other: Or permission of instructor

4.Learning Outcomes

[These outcomes are necessary to enable students to attain the essential

knowledge and skills embodied in the program’s educational objectives.]

Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:

• Review the major classes of mood-altering drugs and their common effects
• Describe the major public policy issues with respect to drugs
• Describe the social and legal institutions which regulate the use of the most common drugs
• State the formal drug control system in the U.S.
• Describe the current social policies with respect to drugs and alcohol
• Describe the drug and alcohol treatment services in the Greater Harrisburg area
• Write a comprehensive research paper on a basic issue or process in the drug field

5.Planned Sequence of Learning Activities

[These must be designed to help students achieve the learning outcomes.]

I. Review or Basic Definitions

Drug, Medicine, Drug Abuse, Psychoactive drug, and Drug Classifications

The drug scene today

Drug use or abuse: How can you tell?

Drug use or abuse among women

Drug use or abuse among athletes

Drug use or abuse among the elderly

II. Drug Use within Major Subcultures

Athletes and Drug Use

Drug Use among Women

Drug use in Adolescent Subcultures

Drug Use in College Student Subcultures

III. Drugs and Public Policy

Should drugs be legalized?

Should US put more emphasis on stopping drug importation?

Should employers be allowed to drug test their employees?

Do Needle Exchange programs reduce the spread of AIDS?

Should Tobacco Products be more closely regulated?

IV. Drugs and Social Policy

Should Marijuana be legalized as medication?

Should there be tighter restrictions on the advertising of prescription drugs

Are our children being overmedicated?

V. Drug Prevention

Drug Prevention Programs

Should the FDA prohibit tobacco advertising?

Problems with assessing success of drug prevention programs

Is total abstinence the only choice for alcoholic recovery?

Should the decision to use anabolic steroids be left up to athletes?

Alternatives to drug use

VI. Drug treatment

Should drug treatment services be expanded?

Therapeutic strategies

Historical approaches

General therapy strategies

Pharmacological strategies

Current trends

6.Assessment of Student Learning

[Methods of assessment should be appropriate for Learning Outcomes listed above.]

Assessment of student learning outcomes for the course, as required by AP 765, is part of regular curriculum maintenance and/or improvement. The specific plan has been determined by the pertinent faculty involved and is kept on file in the division office.

7.List of Texts, References, Selected Library Resources or other Learning Materials (code each item based on instructional use): C-Lecture/Laboratory, A-Lecture, B-Laboratory, LC-Lecture/Clinical, CLN-Clinical, I-Online,

BL-Blended, V-Videocourse, D-Independent Study, P-Private Lessons,

E-Internship, F-Cooperative Work-Study, FE-Field Experience. [These resources must be easily accessible to students.]

Goldberg, Raymond. Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Drugs

and Society. (Latest Edition). New York, N.Y: Dushkin-McGraw Hill

Witters,Weldon, Venturelli, Peter and Hanson, Glen. Drugs and Society. (Latest

Edition). Boston, MA: Jones and Bartlett.

8.Prepared by Faculty Member: Date: 9/11/09

9.Approved by Department Chairperson: Date: 9/22/09

10.Approved by Academic Division Dean: Brad Wolf Date: 10/21/09

This course meets all reimbursement requirements of Chapter 335, subchapters A / B.

This course was developed, approved, and offered in accordance with the policies, standards, guidelines, and practices established by the College. It is consistent with the college mission.

If the course described here is a transfer course, it is comparable to similar courses generally accepted for transfer to accredited four-year colleges and universities.

11.Director, Curriculum Compliance:Catherine A. Lencioni Date: 10/26/09

12.Provost & VP, Academic Affairs: Ronald R. Young Date: 10/30/09

13.Original Date of course approval by the college:201120

14.Date(s) of subsequent reviews [Indicate change: Learning Outcomes; textbook(s)]:

Special Topics Course 05/07 for Spring 08 ( tld)

Changed to a permanent course Fall 2010 (dmt)

12/1/04

Review and updated: 10/26/07; 1/11/08; 1/16/09; 7/14/09