EXCO 420 - DrugsCo

2 credits
Drugs are a fundamental part of society, both visibly and invisibly. Everything ranging from caffeine to Adderall to MDMA to research chemicals has been, and continues to be, ingested by people around the globe - however, due to the controversial nature of the subject matter, conversations about drugs are often limited or clouded with misinformation. This course will consist of three distinct topics, often overlapping: Specific information about drugs, ways to implement harm reduction techniques, and the legal and societal roles that drugs currently play/have played throughout history. Upon completion of the course, students will have a solid understanding of the physiological mechanisms by which major drugs work, how to identify different general groups of drugs, principles of harm reduction, the legal underpinnings of the drug war, and different communities which have been molded substantially by substances.

Eliza Medearis
emedeari@oberlin.edu
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