COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

1. Mandatory orientation: Online with quiz                                                                                                 

    

    

   2. Contacts:                                                                                                                                                                    You will be required to have at least two (2) e-mail/phone contacts with your instructor or an assistant during the semester. In each contact, we request that you provide the following information: your name, course name/section, phone number, email address and ACC ID number. When you email your instructor, it is best to cc the assistant as well. This will give you a quicker response as the number of total students is quite high and many are in more than one class. ** If no one answers the phone, leave a message; it still counts as a contact even if you don’t speak to anyone. Contact emails will not be answered unless you have specific questions.

 3. Chapter Reviews & Self-Checks:

 Each chapter will have 9-20 questions at the end that must be answered and submitted on Blackboard. See assistant for help submitting.

4. Exams:                                                                                                                                                 

All exams are to be taken directly on Blackboard. You are STRONGLY encouraged to use the Study Guides to prepare for your exams. The Study Guides which are located on Blackboard consist of multiple choice questions with the corresponding textbook page numbers listed. The exams are taken from directly from the Study Guides. The chapter breakdown of all exams is as follows:

Exam 1 Covers chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5            

Exam 2 Covers chapters 6, 7, 8, 9    

Exam 3 Covers chapters 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

Exam 4 Covers chapters 15, 16, 17, 18        

Each exam has 30 questions. You may retest each exam ONCE if you wish to improve your grade. You must take all tests at least once for to receive a grade in this course. All exams are on blackboard.

Required Textbooks:

Drugs, Society, and Human Behavior (16th ed.). Hart, C.L. & Ksir, C.   ISBN: 978-0-07-802864-9

Use of a textbook is vital to course success.  This is an e-text provided with your tuition available on blackboard at a considerable savings.  You may opt out and purchase a textbook separately if you so choose.

Course Description: Study of the use, misuse, and abuse of drugs and other harmful substances in today’s society. Physiological, sociological and psychological factors will be emphasized.

Key topics include:

• Drug use in modern society

• How drugs work

• Uppers and downers

• Alcohol

• Familiar Drugs

• Restricted drugs

• Prevention and treatment

Student Learning Outcomes:

• Explain the sociological theories relating to Drug use

• Identify and discuss Legislation, Acts, and Laws pertinent to Drug use in our society

• Discuss how at least one of the following drugs displays its effects on the human body: Narcotics, Stimulants, Depressants, Marijuana, Alcohol, Tobacco, Hallucinogens

Describe the social and economic effects at least one of the following drugs has: Narcotics, Stimulants, Depressants, Marijuana, Alcohol, Tobacco, Hallucinogens