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Nov 21, 2024
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2024-2025 Academic Catalog
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DARC 1001 - Public Health Issues and Addiction
Credits: 3
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the public health problems related to substance misuse, abuse, and dependence. Study areas include trends in substance abuse, process addictions, relevant national drug policies, the role of the media, domestic violence, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, HIV/AIDS plus other contagions, and costs to society. In this course, students will be introduced to the harm reduction, prevention, and treatment continuum and its application to the public health model.
Prerequisite/Corequisite: ENG 1010
Previous DAR* 101
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