Alcohol, Drugs, & Emerging Adulthood

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course provides an overview of alcohol and other drug (AOD) use primarily within the United States with a focus on emerging adults. The course is organized into five units: (1) Learning and Talking About AOD Use, (2) How Alcohol and Drugs Work, (3) Critical AOD-related Issues for Emerging Adults, (4) Social Norms and Substance Misuse Prevention, and (5) Treatment and Recovery Interventions. Topics include the physical aspects of AOD use, socioecological context of causes and effects, prevention strategies, social norms approaches, addiction, treatment, and recovery. [3]