8857 (v.7) Alcohol and Other Drugs 188

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Area:	School of Public Health
Contact Hours:	4.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Consciousness alteration and psycho active drugs, alcohol as a drug, epidemiology of alcohol use, etiology and nature of alcohol related problems, models of addiction, prevention of alcohol related problems - a systems and social learning response. Specific strategies - damage limitation, education, deterrence, supply side controls. Prevention case studies.