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About Drugs:

The following 17 lectures comprise David Clark's Substance Misuse course for 3rd Year Psychology undergraduate students in Swansea. This course is a basic introduction to the field - additional lectures will be added later in the year.

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These lectures can be used for educational or training purposes as long as they are not used for profit-making purposes. We would also appreciate an acknowledgement, making reference to the substance misuse web site.

 

Lecture 1: Introduction to the course
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Lecture 2: Historical perspectives
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Lecture 3: Regulation and control of drugs and alcohol
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Lecture 4: Why criminalise the recreational use of (some) drugs?
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Lecture 5: How drugs affect the body; A general introduction
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Lecture 6: Alcohol and alcohol-related problems
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Lecture 7: The drug experience: Amphetamine, Cocaine and Heroin
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Lecture 8: Understanding drug misuse: From the "normalisation of recreational drug" use through to "hidden heroin dangers"
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Lecture 9: Addiction and the recovery from dependent drug use - Part I
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Lecture 10: Addiction and the recovery from dependent drug use - Part II
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Lecture 11: Treatment for substance misuse problems in the community, Part I
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Lecture 12: Treatment for substance misuse problems in the community, Part II
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Lecture 13: Client assessment and goal-setting
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Lecture 14: 12-Step approaches
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Lecture 15: Substitute prescribing for opiate addiction
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Lecture 16: Motivational Interviewing
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Lecture 17: Relapse Prevention
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