HUS 2421 METHODS FOR IDENTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE 3 credits

Pre- or corequisite: SYG 2324. A comprehensive examination of methods used in the identification, intervention, and prevention of substance abuse. Symptoms and progression of substance abuse, types of abusers and special groups, various intervention techniques, and the interrelationship between the illness of substance abuse and the moral, legal, spiritual, sociological and psychological aspects will be reviewed. 47 contact hours.