Learning Objectives
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Chapter 5: Alcohol and Other Drugs Learning Objectives |
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After reading Chapter Five, you should be able to:
1. appreciate the distinction between a strictly pharmacological definition of drugs and the sociological definition.
2. define drug abuse, addiction, and dependence.
3. identify the facts about alcohol use and abuse in the United States, including problem drinkers and alcoholics.
4. identify the demographic and socioeconomic variables sur-rounding the question, "Who drinks?"
5. know the facts about young people and drinking in America.
6. identify and discuss the various alcohol-related social problems in our society.
7. list the major techniques of treating alcoholism.
8. identify and discuss the commonly abused drugs and/or categories of drugs.
9. list the patterns of drug abuse, including the issues of who uses drugs and how drug use spreads.
10. understand the relationship between drug use and crime.
11. understand how drug use and AIDS interconnect.
12. discuss the three techniques of treating drug abuse, as mentioned in the text.
13. identify the social-policy implications surrounding drug and alcohol use and abuse in American society.
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