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AD120E Intro to Addiction Counseling

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  • CRN: 25045
  • Credits: 3
  • Locations, days, times, and instructors:
    • Online (no scheduled meetings), Available 24/7
      From March 30 through June 13, 2026, Anna Gavrishova

Class materials

Textbooks

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Details about this class

  1. Introduction to Addiction
  2. Historical and Theoretical Views on Addiction
  3. The Brain and Addiction
  4. Neurological and Genetic Aspects of Addiction
  5. Memory and Psychology
  6. Families and Addiction
  7. Recovery and Relapse
  8. Prevention and Treatment
  9. Motivational Interviewing and Stages of Change
  10. Gambling and Career Pathways
  11. Course Closing and Reflection
Instructional Materials Textbook
  • Inaba, D., & Cohen, W. E. (2014). Uppers, downers, all arounders: physical and mental effects of psychoactive drugs. Medford, OR: CNS Publications, Inc.
  • Maté, G., & Ph.D., P. L. A. (2010). In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction (Illustrated ed.). North Atlantic Books.
  • Hanson, G. R., Venturelli, P. J., & Fleckenstein, A. E. (2017). Drugs and Society (13th ed.). Jones & Bartlett Learning. – you can find through PCC library online- also linked in Module 1
  • Additional open texts are linked in specific modules. 

 

Technology

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Accessibility

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Accessibility statements for technology used in this course are linked below.

No show policy

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Online technical requirements

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Students with disabilities

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Prerequisite for online classes

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