NRS 230 - Drug: Use & Abuse

Institution:

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Subject:

Nursing (BL Teach Out)

Description:

Uses a multidimensional approach that emphasizes the confounding variables of biology, culture, family systems, to focus on critical issues relating to drug use and abuse. This course considers a variety of perspectives related to drugs and drug use - pharmacological, behavioral, historical, legal and clinical. The latest information on drugs, their effects on the human body and behavior, the family, and society is discussed. Substance abuse, substance dependence, intervention, referral and treatment are examined. Drug control policies, prevention, and legal aspects of drug use and abuse are explored. Opportunities for gathering and analyzing current information, and reflection on/examination of personal belief system about drug use and abuse within the context of personal and social responsibility are provided. Because drug use, abuse and dependence are leading public health and legal p

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.commonwealthu.edu/

Phone Number:

(570) 389-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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