This course is designed to acquaint the student with modality-specific approaches and techniques utilized in the treatment of substance abuse with attention to the measurement of treatment effectiveness.
Emphasis is on understanding chemically dependent behavior.
This course will study the drugs of abuse. The content will include the criteria by which drugs are scheduled, the controlled substances, and the uses and effects of drugs. This course will concentrate on narcotics, depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens and cannabis and understanding these drugs as effects neurotransmitters and neuropharamacology. Procedures for controlling substances as well as drug classifications will be presented. This course will acquaint the student with counseling theories, techniques, and intervention methods designed to interact with the chemical abuser.