COUN 8140 - Alcohol Abuse and Other Addictive Disorders

3 cr.

The course is a survey of the use and abuse of alcohol and other commonly used psychoactive drugs. An understanding of the basic principles of pharmacology is reviewed along with the psychosocial correlates of substance abuse and other addictive disorders. The course provides a functional analytic framework for assessing addictive behaviors. Participants visit various substance abuse programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, AL-anon, and an area detoxification program.