HSSR 1105 – Survey of Substance Abuse
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I.COURSE TITLE: Survey of Substance Abuse
COURSE NUMBER:1105CATALOG PREFIX: HSSR
II. PREREQUISITE: None
III. CREDIT HOURS: 3LECTURE HOURS: 3
LABORATORY HOURS:0OBSERVATION HOURS:0
IV. COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course explores chemical dependency issues from a historical, cultural, biological, and legal perspective. Major topics include: recognizing signs and symptoms of substance abuse, prevention of substance abuse, differences in helping strategies with substance abusers, pharmacology, and psychopharmacology.
This course meets the required hours for the student’s CDCA, as listed by the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board.
CDCA: Chemical Dependency Counselor Assistant Phase I
•Forty (40) hours of chemical dependency specific education in the following areas:
Addiction Knowledge (5 hours)
Treatment Knowledge (9 hours)
Professionalism (6 hours)
Evaluation (3 hours)
Service Coordination (4 hours)
Documentation (3 hours)
Individual Counseling (5 hours)
Group Counseling (5 hours)
V. GRADING:
The grading scale will follow the policy in the college catalog.
A = 100 – 90
B = 89 – 80
C = 79 – 70
D = 69 – 60
F = 59 – 0
VI. ADOPTED TEXT(S):
Drug Use and Abuse
By: Gerard Connors, Mark Galizio, and Stephen Maisto
7th edition, 2014, Cengage
ISBN: 978-1-285-45551-8
VII. COURSE OBJECTIVES:
At the completion of this course students will be able to:
1.Explain the historical, cultural, and legal issues related to substance use and abuse.
2.Describe the basic functions of the human nervous system, including the effects of drugs on the nervous system.
3.Explain the basic pharmacological principals related to substance use and abuse.
4.Describe the dynamics of substance use and abuse related to the following: cocaine, amphetamines, nicotine, caffeine, alcohol, depressants, opiates, marijuana, hallucinogens, psychiatric drugs, and prescription and over the counter drugs.
5.Discuss the issues of substance abuse prevention.
6.Cite and explain the major theories of addiction.
7.Describe drug treatment settings and services.
VII. CLASSROOM METHODOLOGY:
1. Each student will present a 3 page paper on one of the following topics:
a. Stages of Change Model (AKA: Transtheoretical Model)
b. The Rise in Prescription Drug Abuse
A minimum of three outside resources are required for this paper, none of which can be over four years old. APA style is preferred, but MLA will be acceptable. The paper is due at the time of the second exam.
2. Each student will attend one open AA or NA meeting and write a one page reaction paper by the end of the semester.
IX. SAMPLE COURSE OUTLINE:
WEEK
1.Substance abuse general issues
Prevention
Pharmacology
Subtonic use in the United States
Defining harmful drug use
2.History of substance abuse
Overview
Prevention efforts: successful and unsuccessful
Development of drug laws
Current drug laws
3.Drugs and the nervous system
Drugs and neural transmission
The nervous system
The brain
4.Pharmacology
Pharmacokinetics
Pharmacodynamics
5.Psychopharmacology and new drugs
Characteristics of the user
Social and environmental factors
Tolerance
Behavioral pharmacology
Current developments
6.Cocaine and amphetamines
Early use of cocaine
Amphetamines
Cocaine epidemic
Pharmacokenetics of stimulants
Effects at low doses
Effects at high doses
Effects of chronic use
7.Alcohol
History of alcohol use
Consumption of alcohol in the United States
Pharmacology of alcohol
Tolerance and dependence
Effects of alcohol use
8.Depressants
Early history
Barbiturates
Quaaludes and nonbarbituate sedatives
Benzodiazepines and treatment of anxiety
Nonbenzodiapine treatment of anxiety and insomnia
Abuse of depressant drugs
Inhalants
9.Opiates
History of opiates
Pharmacokinetics
Medical use of opiate drugs
Effects of opiates
10.Marijuana
Historical overview
Epidemiology
Methods of use
Absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion
Medical uses of marijuana
Effects of marijuana use
11.Hallucinogens
Historical hallucinogens
Serotonergic hallucinogens
Methylated amphetamines
Anticholinergic amphetamines
Dissociative anesthetic hallucinogens
12.Prescription and over-the-counter drugs
Overview
Prescription drugs
Over-the-counter drugs
Herbal products and dietary supplements
13.Treatment of substance abuse disorders
Motivation to change
Change without formal treatment
Self-help groups
Models of substance abuse disorders
Professional treatment
Alcohol and drug treatment settings and services
Economic factors in treatment
14.Prevention of substance abuse
What is prevention?
Models of prevention
Current trends in prevention
15. Course review, Q/A
16.Finals Week
X. OTHER REQUIRED BOOKS, SOFTWARE AND MATERIALS:
As assigned by the instructor.
XI.EVALUATION:
- There will be fourtests over the materials covered in the book, class lectures and videos.
The average of the four tests will be 75% of the grade.
- Class attendance is 10% of the grade. Perfect attendance= 10 points,
1 Absence=8, 2 Absences=6, 3 Absences=4, 4 Absences =2. Students who miss more than 6 classes (both excused and non-excused) may be asked to withdraw from class by the Instructor. If the student fails to officially withdraw, a grade of “F” will be issued
- Chapter quizzes, paper, and AA mtg. is15% of grade.
XII. SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS:
Student responsibilities: To meet the objectives of this course, students are expected to attend all scheduled classes, study the text, complete assignments, contribute to class discussions, and act as responsible adults. Students are responsible for making up work missed due to absences as permitted by the instructor.
Instructor responsibilities: The instructor will enhance and expand the meaning and application of the subject matter covered throughout the course. At the beginning of each semester, the instructor will distribute syllabi listing all course requirements. The instructor will facilitate class discussion and be available for individual student conferences.
- Classroom attendance is mandatory. Make up exams will only be given if the student has an excused absence. A written excuse is not required for absences on non- test days. The test must be taken at the next class or a zero will be issued.
- Students who miss more than six classes (both excused and unexcused) may be asked to withdraw by the Instructor and issued a grade of F, if they fail to officially withdraw from the class.
- Late assignments. All assignments are due at the beginning of class on the day assigned. Assignments turned in at the next class will be deducted 50% of their points. Assignments turned in latter than that will receive a zero.
XIII.OTHER INFORMATION:
FERPA: Students need to understand that your work may be seen by others. Others may see your work when being distributed, during group project work, or if it is chosen for demonstration purposes.
Students also need to know that there is a strong possibility that your work may be submitted to other entities for the purpose of plagiarism checks.
DISABILITIES: Students with disabilities may contact the Disabilities Service Office, Central Campus, at 800-628-7722 or 937-393-3431.