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SOC 202 - Prevention (3 Credits)


This course addresses the multidimensional aspects of drug abuse predisposition in an effort to delineate the factors related to prevention. It acknowledges that drug abuse is intertwined with problems such as violent crime, poor education, unemployment, inadequate housing and family dysfunction. This course investigates some prevention programs that consider various social, psychological, environmental and physical risk factors in their effort to combat the drug abuse problem. Lecture Hours: 39. Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 . Usually offered in the fall of every other year.