Description: This course examines the relationship between drugs and public health, covering cannabis, opioids, psychedelics alcohol and tobacco. Students explore individual and population-level trends in substance use, the social and structural factors shaping use, and the public health policies and interventions from harm reduction to decriminalization developed to reduce substance-use-related harms.
Learning Objectives: • Describe key trends and patterns in substance use and related health outcomes across diverse populations and over time.
• Apply public health frameworks to critically examine how societal attitudes, stigma, and inequities influence substance use and treatment access.
• Identify and evaluate laws, policies, and interventions aimed at reducing substance-use-related harms.
