CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO

DRUGS IN OUR SOCIETY

HCSV 170-03

MWF  11:00-11:50

Fall 2000

Instructor:  Steven Shive, Ph.D., M.P.H., CHES               Email:  sshive@csuchico.edu

Phone:  (530) 898-6018                                                      Office:  Butte Hall 604

This introductory course is designed to explore relevant issues of alcohol and drug use and abuse in American society.  Emphasis will be placed on the historical, psycho-social, pharmacological, physiological, sociological, legal, and treatment issues.  Decision making skills, coping behaviors, interpersonal growth, and conceptualization will also be discussed.  Information, attitudes, and skills for use in the application of primary prevention programs for drug abuse will be introduced. 

HCSV 170 fulfills the requirements of the General Education Upper Division Theme, Contemporary Health Issues, Area D.  This course has a 2500 word writing requirement, which is discussed below.  The course addresses concepts of well being, health, and disease;  focuses attention on how class, ethnicity, and gender affect selected health problems; teaches methods for distinguishing hearsay from valid information; develops knowledge and skills for making effective decisions that enhance health, and facilitate change and understanding of public policy; and addresses the impact of biology, ethics, morality, politics, economics, and culture upon health, health care, and health policy.  The student needs 45 credits or more to be completed for this course to count as the theme credit.  Students who do not have 45 earned credits will not receive credit for the theme.

Required Texts

Levinthal, C. F.  (1999).  Drugs, behavior, and modern society, (2^nd ed.).  Boston, MA:  Allyn

and Bacon.

Course Objectives: 

Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to:

1.      Identify the difference between the direct and indirect approach to substance abuse education.

2.      Identify which approaches to substance abuse education have the greatest potential for effectiveness in substance abuse education programs.

3.      Identify those factors which represent potential pitfalls to avoid in planning and implementing substance abuse education programs.

4.      Identify and describe the general physiological effects of the various classes of psychoactive

      drugs..

5.   List and describe the prevalent treatment and rehabilitation modalities.

6.   Identify those psycho-social factors which lead to high risk for substance use and abuse.

7.      Describe the Schedules of Controlled Substances, Drug Device and Cosmetic Act.

8.      Describe the significance of conceptualization of basic principles of the physio-psychological aspects of pharmacology.

9.      Describe the public policy and legal ramifications of substance use. 

Drugs in Our Society

HCSV 170

Course Requirements and Grading

   I.  Attendance

            This course is both content and process oriented.  Therefore, it is critical to be present in class and participate in group discussions.  Class attendance is required.  Classes will begin on time.  Attendance will be taken each day the class meets.  Please be prompt, class begins on time.  You may be considered absent once attendance has been taken.  University excused events and medical excuses are the exception and require documentation.  (Doctor, Dentist, etc. appointments are not to be scheduled during class times).  Students are responsible for all material covered in class.  After three excused or unexcused class absences, 10 points will be deducted from participation credit for each subsequent class absence.

Note:  There is no extra credit and no makeup work.  All assignments must be handed in at the scheduled class time.  Late assignments will result in a loss of 5 points per day.  If the assignment is more than a week late, it will not be accepted and no credit will be received for that assignment. 

Note for Missed Exams:  If a student is absent during a test, the student must notify the instructor that day and make up the test by the next class period.  Failure to contact the instructor the day the test is initially given, may result in a forfeiture of the test grade.  At the discretion of the instructor, an equivalent test other than the one initially given to the class may be substituted as an evaluation of the student who has to make up an exam. 

 II.  Grading

      A.  3 Peer Reviewed Journal Articles – 20 points each

      B.  Chapter Application and Synthesis – 100 points

      C.  2 tests – 70 points each

      D.  Final exam – 140 points

      E.  Participation – 30 points

A  432-470            B+   404-422              C+  357-370          D+  310-326

A- 423-431           B      385-403              C    338-356          D    291-309

                              B-    371-384              C-   327-337          D-  277-290

                                                                                                F        0-276

III.  Course Assignments and Learning Experiences

       A.  READINGS

       B.  PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES – Find 3 peer Reviewed Journal Articles which support or refute class presentations and the text.  These articles should be current (since 1993).  Summarize each article within a minimum of 2 pages for each article.  This summary should be type-written in Times-Roman 12 font, double spaced, and 1 inch margins.  The format should include a title page, summary pages and then a photocopy of each article.  Due:  September 22

            C.  CHAPTER SYNTHESIS – The purpose of this learning experience is to apply and synthesize the material covered in class.  Write a minimum of a paragraph (1/2 page) for each chapter of the text.  Then do a final overall review (also minimum of ½ page) at the end of the synthesis project.  This assignment should be type-written in Times-Roman 12 font, double spaced, with 1 inch margins.  The format should include a title page and chapter headings indicating which chapter is being synthesized.  Do not simply summarize the chapter.  The purpose of this exercise is to synthesize the material so that each topic is not merely viewed in isolation.  It is intended that students relate this material to other courses, their lives, and personal experiences.  In addition, the implications of the material for the health educator should be discussed.  See handout for details.   Due:  Oct. 13, Nov. 10, Dec. 1

Reference Bibliography:

Internet Web Sites:

 http://www.cdc.gov  Source of federal morbidity and mortality statistics.

 http://www.nih.gov   The National Institutes of Health web page.

 http://www.dhhs.gov  The department of health and human services web page.

 http://www.ashaweb.org  The American School Health Association web page.

Guidelines for Article Reviews

            The following protocol should be used for the submission of the Article Review.  Find one article about substance abuse among high school students, one among college students, and one on Prevention Programs from a professionally peer reviewed journal.  Please write a critique, 2 typed written pages in length (double spaced, 1” margins, 12 point Times font).  Attach a photocopy of the article to the review.  Articles from sources such as fitness magazines, Readers Digest, Better Homes and Gardens, and Ladies Home Journal are not acceptable.  In addition, simple fact and statistics sheets are not acceptable.  Show the instructor the article to verify that it is appropriate.  Submit the review using the following format and use the sections as subheadings.

Your name:                                                 Date:

Article Citation (APA Style):

Analysis of Source:                                                                                                   Points

     1.  Summarize the basic idea of the article in a short paragraph.                             4

     2.  What are the credentials of the author?                                                               1

     3.  Is scientific research being presented or discussed?

          Is the research current?                                                                                        2

     4.  Were full citations provided for the reader to locate original sources?               1

     5.  What is the underlying hypothesis (if/then, cause/effect, etc.)?                          2

     6.  What are the author’s conclusions or recommendations in the article

           supported by the research discussion?                                                                2

Relation to Personal Health and Wellness:

     1.  Based on the information you have learned in this course, why or why not,

          should you pay attention to this article?                                                              3

     2.  What are the implications of this article for health educators?                           3

     3.  No obvious spelling mistakes found by a word checker.                                    2

Note:  The questions in each of the sections above need not be covered in the exact order listed.

Example of APA Journal Referencing:

Heaton, A. W. & Levy, A. S. (1995).  Information sources of U.S. adults trying to lose   

    weight.  Journal of Nutrition Education, 27, 182-190.

Synthesis Paper Guidelines

The purpose of this learning experience is to apply and synthesize the material covered in class.  Write a minimum of a paragraph (1/2 page) for each chapter of the text.  Then do a final overall review (also minimum of ½ page) at the end of the synthesis project.  This assignment should be type-written in Times-Roman 12 font, double spaced, with 1 inch margins.  The format should include a title page and chapter headings indicating which chapter is being synthesized.  Do not simply summarize the chapter.  The purpose of this exercise is to synthesize the material so that each topic is not merely viewed in isolation.  It is intended that students relate this material to other courses, their lives, and personal experiences.  In addition, the implications of the material for the health educator should be discussed. 

The material that you will use to synthesize will be found in class and in the textbook.  Here is  a guide for dividing up the chapters.  There will be 12 units of material that you will synthesize and then one overall synthesis for the course.  The following units will serve as a guide for the synthesis.  You will write a minimum of ½ page for each unit.

1. Chapter 1

2. Chapter 2                                             Due:  October 13

3. Chapter 3

4. Chapters 4, 11, 12

5. Chapter 5

6. Chapters 6-11

7. Chapter 8

8. Chapters 9-10                                             Due:  November 10

9. Chapters 13-14

10. Chapters 15-16

11. Chapter 17

12. Chapter 18                                                       Due:  December 1

13. Overview of whole course

Again, please do not simply summarize the material.  It is intended that students relate this material to other courses, their lives, and personal experiences.  Also, the implications of the material for the health educator should be discussed.  In other words, how does this material relate to your life?