Aims

To support the free and open dissemination of research findings and information on alcoholism and alcohol-related problems. To encourage open access to peer-reviewed articles free for all to view.

For full versions of posted research articles readers are encouraged to email requests for "electronic reprints" (text file, PDF files, FAX copies) to the corresponding or lead author, who is highlighted in the posting.

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Monday, February 18, 2008

Online Course - Drugs, Alcohol and Society

Course Title

Dates

JLS-303 N01L
Drugs, Alcohol and Society

6/26/08-8/7/08

Instructor: Jeffrey Schaler


This course will examine the vailidity of ideas about addiction and their implications for public, social, clinical, and legal policy. In addition, it will examine in detail conflicting types of treatment for addiction, the efficacy of addiction treatment in general, First Amendment issues and court-ordered addiction treatment, criminal responsibility, Alcoholics Anonymous and religious-conversion experience, use of mind-altering drugs as religious activities and the ethics of attempts to protect people from themselves advanced by today's public health movement.

Distance Education at American University
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