SSC 328 Drugs, Society, and Human Behavior             

CLASS ACTIVITIES

 Class activities will now be sent to you by email prior to the next class.  If you would like the Wisdom of Dosage or Drugs/Crime Connection or Drug Use Epidemics or Drugs Don’t Get You High Power Points, click on the name to download it.

Course Schedule

            Generally, Mondays are for coverage of submitted Chapter Questions, Wednesdays are for informational Power Points, and Fridays are for Videos.  Topics are as follows:

Week 1 - Introduction [Chapter 1]

Week 2 & 3 - History of Psychoactive Drugs [Chapter 2]

Week 4 – The War on Drugs [Chapter 3]

Week 5 – Use and Abuse of Psychoactive Drugs [Chapter 4]

Week 6 – Drug Testing and Education [Chapters 5 & 7]

Week 7 – Brain Chemistry and Physiology [Chapter 6]

Week 8 – Amphetamines/MDMA [pp. 203 – 222 & pp. 337 – 350]

Week 9 – Cocaine [pp. 239 – 262]

Week 10 – Opiates [pp. 359 – 384]

Week 11 – Trainspotting

Week 12 – Marijuana [pp. 319 – 336]

Week 13 – Thanksgiving Break

Week 14 – Hallucinogens [pp. 263 – 276, 307 – 318, and 393 – 412]

Week 15 – Summary Week

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