This course provides students with an overview of addictive substances and behaviours and the physiological and psychological effects on the body and the mind across the lifespan. The course will examine unique considerations of addictive problems among adolescents, young adults, those in mid-life, and the elderly.
Prerequisites
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What you will learn
- • Overview and historical context of substance use
• Overview of lifespan development
• Heredity and biology
• Stimulants
• Sedatives
• Alcohol
• Psychedelics
• Anabolic steroids and Nicotine
• Process addictions
• Eating disorders
• Pre-natal development and infancy and substance use
• Adolescence and substance use
• Middle adulthood and Elder substance use
• Mental health and addictions
How to register
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
Course schedules
Select your program to see the available course schedules.
Contact us
If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.
Additional information
PLAR will be assessed by the Department according to standardized practice and using one or more of the following components: Challenge Exam, Demonstration, Interview, or External Evaluation.
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.