Transcript title

Infectious Disease Addiction

Credits

1

Grading mode

Standard letter grades

Total contact hours

10

Lecture hours

10

Course Description

Reviews the theory and technique for effectively addressing issues of substance use and addictive behaviors for the at-risk person. Considers issues of risk of exposure for the substance abusing or other at risk individual. Physiology, epidemiology, risk assessment, legal/ethical issues and societal implications of infectious diseases will be presented.

Course learning outcomes

1. Analyze relationship between substance-related and addictive behaviors, HIV, and other infectious diseases.
2. Demonstrate self-awareness about bias and values regarding addiction and infectious diseases.

Content outline

1. HIV and other infectious diseases related to substance abuse abusing and other at-risk populations (process addictions)
2. Prevention
3. Co-infection
4. Ethical Issues related to infectious disease
5. At risk populations

Required materials

Textbook(s) may be required.