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General Information

Course ID (CB01A and CB01B)
ADMJD055.
Course Title (CB02)
Alcohol, Narcotics and Drug Abuse
Course Credit Status
Credit - Degree Applicable
Effective Term
Fall 2023
Course Description
Designed to equip public service workers and the community with knowledge of the issues involved in drug abuse, including the history and classification of drugs and the problems facing society and the governing of illegal drug use.
Faculty Requirements
Course Family
Not Applicable

Course Justification

This course is in a CTE program and is CSU transferable. This course belongs in the Administration of Justice degree and certificate programs. This course was developed in response to an advisory board recommendation for a course about drugs and their abuse. This course provides students with knowledge of the history and issues of drug classification, abuse, and control.

Foothill Equivalency

Does the course have a Foothill equivalent?
No
Foothill Course ID

Course Philosophy

Formerly Statement

Course Development Options

Basic Skill Status (CB08)
Course is not a basic skills course.
Grade Options
  • Letter Grade
  • Pass/No Pass
Repeat Limit
0

Transferability & Gen. Ed. Options

Transferability
Transferable to CSU only

Units and Hours

Summary

Minimum Credit Units
4.0
Maximum Credit Units
4.0

Weekly Student Hours

TypeIn ClassOut of Class
Lecture Hours4.08.0
Laboratory Hours0.00.0

Course Student Hours

Course Duration (Weeks)
12.0
Hours per unit divisor
36.0
Course In-Class (Contact) Hours
Lecture
48.0
Laboratory
0.0
Total
48.0
Course Out-of-Class Hours
Lecture
96.0
Laboratory
0.0
NA
0.0
Total
96.0

Prerequisite(s)

Corequisite(s)

Advisory(ies)

ESL D272. and ESL D273., or ESL D472. and ESL D473., or eligibility for EWRT D001A or EWRT D01AH or ESL D005.

Limitation(s) on Enrollment

Entrance Skill(s)

General Course Statement(s)

Methods of Instruction

Lecture and visual aids

Small and large group discussions

Informational sheets and handouts

Collaborative learning and small group exercises

Collaborative learning and small group exercises

Guest speakers

Assignments

  1. Preparation for class discussion
  2. Reading
    1. Assigned readings from text
    2. Web-based research and resource search
    3. Case studies

Methods of Evaluation

  1. Midterm and final examinations developed from lectures, text readings and reference materials, media aids, class discussions, problem-solving exercises, case study assignments and evaluated by use of a rubric.

Essential Student Materials/Essential College Facilities

Essential Student Materials: 
  • None.
Essential College Facilities:
  • None.

Examples of Primary Texts and References

AuthorTitlePublisherDate/EditionISBN
Prus, Adam "Introduction to Drugs & the Neuroscience of Behavior", 2nd Edition, Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publishing, 2018
Ksir, C. and Hart, C. "Drugs, Society and Human Behavior". 17th Edition, New York, New York: McGraw Hill Publishing,2018
Maisto, S.A. and Galizio, A. "Drug Use and Abuse", 8th Edition, New York, New York: Cengage Publishing, 2019

Examples of Supporting Texts and References

AuthorTitlePublisher
Abadinsky, Howard "Drug Use and Abuse", 8th Edition, Belmont, California: Cengage Learning, 2018
Inaba, D.S., and Cohen, W.E. "Uppers, Downers, All Arounders: Physical and Mental Effects of Psychoactive Drugs." 8th Edition, Medford, OR: CNS Publications, 2014

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

Course Objectives

  • Explore and discuss substance abuse within a historical and contemporary framework.
  • Examine and discuss the relationship between the causes of crime, the demographics of crime, and federal and state laws.
  • Compare and contrast Stimulants, Hallucinogens, Marijuana, Depressants, Opioids, and Psycho-therapeutics including their history, definition and illicit use.
  • Evaluate and discuss the prevalence and effects of tobacco, caffeine, over-the-counter drugs, and performance enhancing drugs available in society.
  • Assess and discuss various prevention, treatment and rehabilitative techniques used with substance abusers.

CSLOs

  • Describe and analyze the relationship between the causes and demographics of crime and substance abuse.

  • Identify the major groups of abuse substances and compare their histories, characteristics, and illicit use.

Outline

  1. Explore and discuss substance abuse within a historical and contemporary framework.
    1. Historical framework
      1. The opium menace of the 1800's
      2. Late Nineteenth-Century developments
      3. The Prohibition era
      4. Post-Prohibition drug abuse
      5. Postwar Era
      6. The 1960's
      7. Late Twentieth-Century developments
    2. Contemporary social framework
      1. Overview of the drug crisis
      2. Drugs and the family structure
      3. Drugs and schools
      4. Attitudes about drugs
      5. Social costs of drug abuse (productivity, disease, monetary)
  2. Examine and discuss the relationship between the causes of crime, the demographics of crime, and federal and state laws.
    1. Drug use and predatory crime
    2. Drugs and violent crime
    3. Corruption
    4. Money laundering
    5. Federal Laws
    6. State Laws
  3. Compare and contrast Stimulants, Hallucinogens, Marijuana, Depressants, Opioids, and Psycho-therapeutics including their history, definition and illicit use.
    1. Stimulants
      1. Cocaine
      2. Amphetamines
      3. Mechanism of Action
      4. Signs and Symptoms
      5. Beneficial Uses
      6. Causes for Concern
    2. Hallucinogens
      1. Terminology and Types
      2. Class Phantastica drugs
      3. Class Deliriant drugs
      4. Mechanism of Action
      5. Signs and Symptoms
      6. Causes for Concern
      7. Salvia Divinorum and Bath Salts
    3. Marijuana and Hashish
      1. Cannabis, the Plant
      2. Preparations from Cannabis
      3. History
      4. Pharmacology
      5. Medical Uses of Cannabis
      6. Signs and Symptoms
      7. Causes for Concern
    4. Depressants and Inhalants
      1. History of Pharmacology
      2. Mechanism of Action
      3. Signs and Symptoms
      4. Beneficial Uses
      5. Causes for Concern
      6. Inhalants
      7. Rohypnol and GHB
      8. Alcohol
    5. Opioids
      1. History of Opioids
      2. Pharmacology of the Opioids
      3. Beneficial Uses
      4. Signs and Symptoms
      5. Causes for Concern
    6. Psycho-therapeutics
      1. Mental Disorders
      2. Treatment of Mental Disorders
      3. Consequences of Drug Treatments for Mental Illness
  4. Evaluate and discuss the prevalence and effects of tobacco, caffeine, over-the-counter drugs, and performance enhancing drugs available in society.
    1. Tobacco
      1. Tobacco History
      2. Tobacco under Attack
      3. Causes for Concern
      4. Pharmacology of Nicotine
      5. How to Stop Smoking
    2. Caffeine
      1. The World's Most Common Psycho-stimulant
      2. Other Sources of Caffeine
      3. Over-the-Counter Drugs
      4. Caffeine Pharmacology
      5. Causes for Concern
    3. Herbals, Dietary Supplements, and Over-the-Counter Drugs
      1. Dietary Supplements
      2. Psychoactive Dietary Supplements
      3. Over-the-Counter Drugs
      4. FDA Regulations of OTC Products
      5. Psychoactive OTC Products
      6. Analgesics
      7. Cold and Allergy Products
      8. Choosing an OTC Product
    4. Performance-Enhancing Drugs
      1. Historical Use of Drugs in Athletics
      2. Stimulants as Performance Enhancers
      3. Steroids
      4. Other Hormonal Manipulations
      5. Beta-2 Agonists
      6. Creatine
  5. Assess and discuss various prevention, treatment and rehabilitative techniques used with substance abusers.
    1. Preventing Drug Misuse and Abuse
      1. Defining Goals and Evaluation Outcomes
      2. Types of Prevention
      3. Prevention Programs in the Schools
      4. Peers, Parents, and the Community
      5. What Should We Be Doing?
    2. Treating Substance Dependence
      1. Behavioral/Psychosocial Treatments
      2. Pharmacotherapies (Medication Treatments)
      3. Treatment: The Big Picture in the United States
      4. Is Treatment Effective?
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