ADS 104 - Addiction Prevention Education and Outreach/Referral

    Recent Professors
    Christina E. Granillo
    Recent Semesters
    Summer 2025
    Class Size
    29 students
    Credits
    3
    Summer 2025 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course provides an overview of theories and strategies for the prevention of substance use disorders. Primary secondary, tertiary, and evidenced-based prevention models will be introduced and assessed. The concepts of prevention programs in different settings will be presented. Strategies such as education, public policies, media/information dissemination, ethnic, cultural, and gender-specific approaches, environmental risk reduction, and alternatives will be presented and assessed for their application to different target populations. This course is designed for students in the Alcohol and Drug Studies Program.