ADDICTIVE BEHAVIOR & TREATMENT
​(COUN 3303)

CREDITS: 3 Credit Hours
DURATION: August 26 - December 11
PRICE: $435.00
INSTRUCTOR: ​Jason Carr

COURSE DESCRIPTION
A study of the factors that contribute to addictive behavior and substance abuse and the various treatment modalities. Includes a history of addiction in North America, predisposing and sociocultural dimensions, screening and diagnosis, pharmacology of substances, legal issues, family systems, and prevention and treatment approaches, including the role of spirituality and the AA movement.

​TEXTBOOK(S):
Title: "Thirty Days to Hope & Freedom from sexual addiction"
Author: Milton S. Magness
Pub: Gentle Path Press, Carfree, AZ.
ISBN: 978-0-9826505-5-4
 
The following 3 books are available as ebooks. 

Title: "Hooked on Game"
​Author: Andrew P. Doan, Brooke Strickland
Pub:F.E.P. International Inc.
ISBN:978-1-935576-02-0
 
Title: "Rewired"
Author: Erica Spiegelman
Pub: Hatherleigh Press
ISBN: 978-1-57826-565-7
 
Title: "12 Ways Your Phone is Changing You"
Author: Tony Reinke
Pub: Crossway, Wheaton, IL.
ISBN: 978-1-4335-5243-4
ePub ISBN: 978-1-4335-5246-5