303898 (v.2) Addiction Foundation 100
| Area: | School of Psychology |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
| Seminar: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | Examination of why people use psychoactive drugs, the effects of psychoactive drugs, the epidemiology of psychoactive drug use in Australia, drug related problems and their causes, several models of drug use and drug use problems and the philosophy underpinning harm reduction approaches to drug use problems. |
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| Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will be able to - Discuss why people use drugs. Demonstrate knowledge of the effects of a range of psychoactive drugs. Demonstrate knowledge of the epidemiology of drug use in Australia. Describe a range of drug-related problems and how they occur. Describe several models of drug use and drug problems. Demonstrate the basic understanding of dependence and addiction. Articulate the philosophy underpinning harm reduction approaches to drug use. |
| Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information. |
| Unit References: | Krivaneck J., (1998), Addictions, Sydney, Allen and Unwin. MacAndrew C. and Edgerton R., (1969), Drunken Comportment, Chicago, Maline. National Drug Strategy, (1998), National Drug Strategy Household Survey, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Makkai T. and McAllister I., (1998) Patterns of Drug Use in Australia, 1985 - 95, Commonwealth of Australia, Australian Government Publishing Service. Saunders B. and Marsh A., (1999), Harm Reduction and the Use of Currently Illegal Drugs - Some Assumptions and Dilemmas, International Journal of Substance Use, 4(1), 3-9. Stewart T., (1996), The Heroin Users, Glasgow, Harper Collins. Upfal J., (1995), The Australian Drug Guide, 3rd ed., Adelaide, Bookman. Weil A., (1982), The Natural Mind, London, Houghton Mifflin. Zinberg N., (1984), Drug, Set and Setting - The Basis for Controlled Intoxicant Use, London, Yale University Press. |
| Unit Texts: | Gossop M., (1998), Living with Drugs, 4th ed., Aldershot, Ashgate Publishing. Wilkinson C. and Saunders B., (1996), Perspectives on Addiction - Making Sense of the Issues, Perth, William Montgomery Pty Ltd. |
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| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | |
Current as of: February 2, 2004
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