SPP211 Drugs and Society

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Lenka Skácelová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Libor Musil, CSc.
Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Social Policy and Social Work – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Tue 18:00–19:40 U53
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 6 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/6, only registered: 0/6
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
This course is an introduction to the counseling and intervention techniques commonly employed in substance-abusing and dually-diagnosed populations. Variety of theoretical approaches is explored and its applications are demonstrated in the actual case material. This is a required course for those individuals who are interested in mental health and substance abuse. At the end of the course the student shoul be able to:
- understand the basic of drug issues
- describe drug abuse history
- recognize drug abuse symptoms
- list main risk factors for formation of addiction
- describe legislation and anti-drug activities in Czech Republic, prevention and anti-drug programs in developed western countries
Syllabus
  • - Introduction into studies - history of narcotics and addictives abuse from the oldest civilization till today
  • - The partition of drugs, short term and long term symptoms
  • - The drug classification by psychical and physical dependence and their usage
  • - The drug spreading in the world (social and economic impact
  • - The legislation and drug smuggling, keeping, distribution and drug abuse
  • - Anti-drug program in developed western countries
  • - European countries against drugs
  • - Czech Republic attitudes towards drug spreading issue (the commission, coordinators, Czech Republic acceptation into ICCA
  • - Prevention (prevention levels and their characteristics, orientation in services)
Literature
  • J.Herer: Spiknutí proti konopí aneb
  • Materiály a výzkumy společnosti FILIA, vnitřní výzkum poradenského centra a nadace Podané ruce (1997, 1998)
  • Trestní zákon
  • videozáznamy s komentářem
  • Materiály protidrogových center, vývojový přehled mezistátních dohod
  • DOLEŽAL, Jiří X. Marihuana. 2. přeprac. a rozš. vyd. Olomouc: Votobia, 1997, 173 s. ISBN 80-7198-171-0. info
  • NEŠPOR, Karel and Ladislav CSÉMY. Alkohol, drogy a vaše děti : jak problémům předcházet, jak je včas rozpoznat, jak je zvládat. 3. rozš. vyd. Praha: Sportpropag, 1995, 160 s. info
  • DUPAL, Libor. Kniha o marihuaně :kompilace. Praha: MAŤA, 1994. ISBN 80-901590-5-2. info
  • PRESL, Jiří. Múže být ohroženo i Vaše dítě? Praha: Maxdorf, 1994, 85 s. ISBN 80-85800-18-7. info
  • Novelizované trestní kodexy a zákon o přestupcích. Edited by Václav Šedivý. Vyd. 1. Praha: Naše vojsko, 1991, 412 s. ISBN 8020600957. info
  • JANÍK, Alojz and Karel DUŠEK. Drogy a společnost. Vyd. 1. Praha: Avicenum, 1990, 342 s. ISBN 80-201-0087-3. info
  • MEČÍŘ, Jan. Zneužívání alkoholu a nealkoholových drog u mládeže. 1. vyd. Praha: Avicenum, zdravotnické nakladatelství, 1989, 156 s. info
  • BABOIAN, Dic. Vstupenka do pekla : opojné dobrodružství omamných jedů. Translated by Eva Strebingerová. 1. vyd. Praha: Orbis, 1974, 218 s. info
  • URBAN, Eduard. Toxikománie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Avicenum, 1973, 196 s. URL info
Teaching methods
Lectures, discussion, homeworks, search of information sources
Assessment methods
attendance and active participation in seminars, seminar paper, evaluation by students, evaluation by teacher
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
https://is.muni.cz/auth/dok/index.pl?fakulta=1423;dok=1423:spp211
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015.
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