The American Disease: Drugs and Drug Control in the USA
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starts Class starts July 14, 2014ends Sep 29, 2014)
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Course Description
This free online course from the University of Florida introduces e-learners to the history and practice of American drug laws and their origins, and the complex task of drug policy analysis. The course also tackles contemporary issues in drug control, such as marijuana policy and prescription drug misuse. At the completion of this course, students should be able to: understand federal and state responses to drugs from the late 1800s to the present; analyze drug policies to determine how well they advance intended goals; and describe how processes in the brain are affected by drugs and addiction.
Part 1: A Short History of Drug Control
Unit 1 – | Course Introduction and Syllabus |
Unit 2 – | Drugs in the New Republic and Federal and State Responses |
Unit 3 – | The Nixon Era |
Unit 4 – | After Nixon – Present |
Unit 5 – | Introduction to Drug Policy analysis (Use Reduction & Harm Reduction) |
Part 2: Special Topics in Drug Control
Unit 6 – | Marijuana Policy |
Unit 7 – | Nonmedical Use of Prescription Drugs |
Unit 8 – | The Brain and Addiction |
Unit 9 – | Law Enforcement and Crime |
Unit 10 – | Global and Innovative Approaches |
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