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Oct 23, 2026
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HPER 1102 - Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco
Credits: 3
Catalog Description
This course is the study of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco including behavioral effects on individuals, families, and society, and the programs for chemical dependency related to identification and rehabilitation. It is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary for understanding drug misuse, abuse, and addiction and to help them make informed decisions regarding their own drug use.
Additional fee to student: No
Learner Outcomes
- Develop knowledge of the historical understanding of drug use, misuse, and abuse.
- Recognize signs, symptoms, and characteristics of drug misuse and abuse.
- Identify pharmacological action and psychotropic effects of various legal and illegal drugs.
- Relate common side effects experienced with various drugs to their pharmacological actions and psychotropic effects.
- Evaluate addiction in terms of addiction’s characteristics, its treatments, and its influence on interpersonal dynamics.
- Compare how various substance abuse treatment options are applied along a continuum of care.
- Recognize how various behavior change models (i.e., the transtheoretical model) are applied to substance abuse treatment and recovery.
- Analyze abuse and misuse issues that can occur with particular over-the-counter medications, dietary supplements, and common household chemicals.
- Analyze the effects of drug abuse and addiction on an individual and family.
Major Areas of Course Content
- Factors influencing drug abuse and addiction
- Theories of drug abuse and addiction
- Drug classifications
- Co-dependency and families of drug-addicted persons
- Neurology and pharmacology of drug use
- Drug laws
- Use and abuse of prescription and OTC drugs
- Major drugs of abuse and their effects
- Prevention strategies
- Treatment options
Credit for Prior Learning Options
No credit for prior learning option is available for this course.
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