Undergraduates are allowed to enroll in this course.
Description: Students gain an overview of adolescent substance use prevention from a public health perspective. Students learn about the evidence-base on adolescent substance use prevention. They apply course content to create prevention interventions. The course examines both illicit (e.g., opiates, marijuana, methamphetamine) and licit (e.g., alcohol, tobacco) substances.
Learning Objectives: -Understand the magnitude of and trends in adolescent substance use in the US and globally.
-Describe which adolescent populations are at greatest risk of substance use and its consequences.
-Describe the consequences of adolescent substance use on adolescent health and development.
-Understand and critically appraise the main theoretical perspectives that are used to explain what determines adolescent substance use, and progression in to abuse.
-Articulate the empirical evidence about the determinants of adolescent substance use.
-Identify and appraise existing programs and policies designed to prevent adolescent substance use.
-Apply the above to develop a new or adapt an existing evidence-based program or policy to prevent adolescent substance use.
