Students will be able to identify the primary mind-altering drugs used around the world and understand their physical and psychological effects.
Students will also understand the socio-cultural contexts and functions of how these drugs are used, how different societies deal with both licit and illicit drug use, and how world trade in these substances affects political and economic systems around the globe.
Course Description Examines the nature and use of mind-altering drugs from a cross-cultural perspective, including study of the varieties and effects of such drugs around the world, socio-cultural contexts and functions of drugs, the social control of drugs and political economy of world trade in both licit and illicit drugs. Credits: 3