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OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2021-22 
    
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SW 3263 - Chemical Dependency

Explores policy issues relevant to chemical abuse, theories concerning the causes of addiction, evidenced-based treatment and prevention, the effects of various drugs, and the ethics/social justice issues relevant to chemical abuse. Examines substance abuse across systems (micro, mezzo, and macro).

Requisites: Jr or Sr
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Be able to evaluate factors contributing to resilience.
  • Understand the issues relating to causes, treatments, prevention of chemical abuse from multiple perspectives, e.g., biological, political, philosophical, social, cultural, psychological.
  • Be able to critically evaluate various theories and policies related to chemical dependency.
  • Be able to evaluate how substance abuse has an impact upon society from a micro, mezzo and marco perspective.
  • Be able to form a scholarly opinion as to issues of cause, treatment, and policy.


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