HSV 120(B) - Introduction to Addiction Studies

Credit(s): 3
MassTransfer Block Code: Social Sciences
An introduction to the nature of addiction and to support systems that assist people with recovery from behavioral process addictions (including compulsive gambling, food/eating, sex, spending/shopping) and substance addictions. Addiction will be discussed as a chronic disease which is treatable, and will be framed using the various stages of addiction: abstinence, use, and dependence. Students will be introduced to theories of addiction, as well as to the impact of stigma on help-seeking and treatment success, and to the culture of recovery. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the characteristics and prevalence of process and substance addictions through the lenses of developmental stage, gender, and race.

Prerequisite(s): Eligibility for ENG 101

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