PHED 1346 - Drug Use and Abuse

• analyze the physiological, pharmacological, and psychological effects of licit and illicit drugs, related to use, misuse and abuse including alcohol, tobacco, performance enhancing, over-the-courter prescription, and designer/synthetic drugs;
• evaluate the sociological impact of drugs within the context of health literacy, recreational use, social implications, stereotypes, family dynamics and work environments;
• articulate and apply behaviors related to personal responsibility including healthy attitudes and behaviors, refusal skills, decision-making, and risk-taking behavior;
• compare and contrast how dependence and addiction occurs including treatment and prevention strategies;
• survey the historical influence on the drug-oriented society, sport and cultural beliefs and its bearing on personal drug behavior to include laws that arise related to substance use, misuse, and abuse.