HOBART AND WILLIAM SMITH COLLEGES
ALCOHOL USE AND ABUSE: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES
http://www.AlcoholEducationProject.org/bd295
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Week 1 |
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PART I – ALCOHOL USE PATTERNS AND CONSEQUENCES |
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January 16 |
Course Introduction. Film documentary: Can you Stop People from Drinking? Discuss Film |
Begin reading Knapp ... look ahead and manage your time!) |
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January 18 |
Review Syllabus Begin Natural Science perspective on the effect of alcohol use (Beverage Alcohol Content) |
Read Syllabus carefully Manzardo: Ch 1-3
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Week 2 |
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January 23 |
Overview of alcohol metabolism and how it affects brain function. (BAC, Metabolism, Pharmacology Slides, Part I) BAC demonstration |
Braun: pp1-60 |
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January 25 |
Prevalence and consequences of use and cross-cultural comparisons |
Venturelli: Ch 1, 4 Jurkiewicz: Ch 7 |
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Week 3 |
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Prevalence and consequences of use and cross-cultural comparisons (continued) |
Grant: Ch 1, 2, 6 Manzardo: Ch 4 |
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Film: Clean and Sober - Stern 304 |
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Discuss film. Consequences of alcohol use on brain development in youth and adolescents. Consequences of fetal alcohol exposure, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. |
NIAAA Alcohol Research and Health Articles on Canvas: Warren ARH 2011, May ARH 2011, Tapert ARH 2005, Masten ARH 2009 |
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Week 4 |
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February 6 |
Film: Alcohol: A Women’s Health Issue |
Knapp (all) |
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February 7 |
Film: When a Man Loves a Woman - Stern 304 |
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February 8 |
Drinking, Sex, and Gender (continued) |
Perkins (1992 & 2000) |
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How Alcohol Affects the Body and Health Issues Discuss the paper project and integrating different perspectives. |
Braun: pp61-87 Grant: Ch 4 Manzardo: Ch 5 |
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February 15 |
EXAMINATION #1 |
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Week 6 |
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PART II – CAUSES OF PROBLEM DRINKING AND THEORIES OF ALCOHOLISM |
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February 20 |
Begin theories of the development of alcohol abuse including self‑derogation, peer influence, early exposure, social control models, religious/ethnic influences, and media influences |
Venturelli: Ch 6, 7, 9 Grant: Ch 3 |
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February 22 |
Theories of alcohol abuse (continued) HWS survey data on early onset alcohol consumption |
Dewit et al. article Masten et al. article |
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Week 7 |
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February 27 |
Theories of alcohol abuse (continued) Advertising Film Excerpts from Kids Under the Influence Film Excerpts from Selling Addiction |
MEDIA REFLECTION
AND AD EXAMPLES Bales article |
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March 1 |
Family transmission of alcohol abuse (genetic/biological factors) video |
Manzardo: Ch 11, 12 |
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Week 8 |
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March 6 |
Film: Last Call: Alcoholism and Co-Dependency Family transmission of alcohol abuse (psychological and social factors, CoAs) |
PROPOSAL AND BIBLIOGRAPHY DUE Perkins & Berkowitz article |
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March 8 |
Continue family transmission of alcohol abuse (psychological and social factors) |
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Week 9 |
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March 13 |
Film documentary: The Addicted Brain Pharmacology of alcohol: neurochemical reinforcement mechanisms |
Braun: pp88-106 |
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March 15 |
Film documentaries: Drinking: Are You in Control? And HBO: Addictions |
Manzardo: Ch 7, 14, 15, 16 |
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March 17-25 |
Spring break |
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Week 10 |
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March 27 |
Concepts of Addiction and Disease |
Fingarette: Ch 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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March 29 |
Concepts of Addiction and Disease (continued) |
Fingarette: Ch 5, 6, 7 |
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Week 11 |
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April 3 |
EXAMINATION #2 |
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PART III – PREVENTION ISSUES AND POLICY DEBATES |
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April 5 |
Grant: Ch 7, 8 Jurkiewicz: 1, 9, 12 Babor et al. Ch 9, 10 |
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Week 12 |
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April 10 |
Jurkiewicz: 4, 5 |
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April 12 |
The social norms approach to alcohol abuse prevention |
Perkins: Ch 1-7
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Week 13 |
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April 17 |
Social norms (cont) |
Perkins: Ch 9, 10, 12, 14, 17 Turner et al. article Jurkiewicz: Ch 8 |
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April 19 |
Film: Under the Influence. Debates about strategies to control drunken driving. HWS breathalyzer results |
Venturelli: Ch 17,18 |
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Week 14 |
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April 24 |
Venturelli: Ch 27,28 Venturelli:
Ch 25 |
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April 26 |
EXAMINATION #3 |
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Week 15 |
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May 1 |
Return Exams. Discuss final project presentation options/format. Consult with students on final projects |
FINAL PROJECT FOR SENIORS DUE MAY 3 AT 4:00PM |
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Finals Week |
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May 8 7:00-10:00pm |
Mandatory attendance for all students Project Presentations |
FINAL PROJECT |