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EDUCATION/TRAINING: IN REAL AND VIRTUAL WORLDS
The Director of WIRED, David Clark, is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Wales Swansea and has developed a series of lectures offering a basic introduction to the field of substance use and misuse.
The lectures can be used for educational or training purposes as long as they are not used for profit-making purposes. We would also appreciate an acknowledgement, making reference to WIRED.
Lecture 1: Introduction to the course
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Lecture 2: Historical perspectives
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Lecture 3: Regulation and control of drugs and alcohol
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Lecture 4: Why criminalise the recreational use of (some) drugs?
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Lecture 5: How drugs affect the body; A general introduction
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Lecture 6: Alcohol and alcohol-related problems
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Lecture 7: The drug experience: Amphetamine, Cocaine and Heroin
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Lecture 8: Understanding drug misuse: From the “normalisation of recreational drug” use through to “hidden heroin dangers”
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Lecture 9: Addiction and the recovery from dependent drug use – Part I
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Lecture 10: Addiction and the recovery from dependent drug use – Part II
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Lecture 11: Treatment for substance misuse problems in the community, Part I
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Lecture 12: Treatment for substance misuse problems in the community, Part II
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Lecture 13: Client assessment and goal-setting
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Lecture 14: 12-Step approaches
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Lecture 15: Substitute prescribing for opiate addiction
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Lecture 16: Motivational Interviewing
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Lecture 17: Relapse Prevention
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Background Briefings
David Clark, writes a series of ‘Background Briefings’ in the magazine Drink and Drugs News, which focus on a wide variety of issues centered on substance use and misuse.
Read Professor Clark’s Background Briefings
