5941 (v.6) Addiction Studies 501
Area: | School of Psychology |
Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 4 Hours Weekly |
Foundation descriptive, theoretical and empirical information underlying addiction studies. Drugs and their effects. Processes of drug use Australian and international data and examples. Pharmacological, psychological, familial and social models of explanation for the acquisition of addictive behaviour patterns. The production and supply of alcohol, tobacco, prescription drugs and illicit substances. Age, race, class and gender differentials in drug utilisation. Prohibition and harm reduction. |
Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | 2003 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | | | Y | 2003 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | | | Y | |
Current as of: August 29, 2003 15:52:10
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