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On completion of this module students will be able to:
• Critically reflect on drug policy in Ireland and internationally, as well as the relationship between policy and social and community responses to drug and alcohol use.
• Understand the complexity of effective drug policy, including epidemiology and drug markets, evidence base for policy and health system interventions and the impact and role of community in relation to substance use.
• Have the ability to understand and assess interventions for drug and alcohol use for individuals and families, and within community settings, including minimization of harm and risk minimization approaches.
• Demonstrate knowledge of emerging debates in regard to policy and practice in drug and alcohol work.
• Explore and understand interventions for challenging issues in drug and alcohol work, including those impacting on families and communities.
Topics on this module will include theory on drug policy and intervention; Irish and international drug policy development; interventions and responses to problematic substance use; alcohol policy; domestic violence; drug related crime; gender and substance use; trauma and substance use; and debates on legalisation.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 22 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 78 |
Total | 100 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment: Critical analysis assignment on selected drug issues. | Week 5 | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | Yes | 40 |
Essay: Essay on key aspect of drug policy. | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 60 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Not yet recorded.