Course Code
NST310
Course Credit
3
This course is designed to develop student awareness of the impact that alcohol and substance abuse have had on the individual and the family in Native communities; the psychological and physical effects of alcohol and substance abuse; prevention and intervention strategies in communities; wholistic healing; and, the concepts' goals and components of the treatment process in alcohol and substance abuse. Rationale:, The assimilation process has resulted in the creation of many negatives coping behaviors. It is important to understand the complexities of dependency and how the behaviors have provided the means for individuals to escape reality as a coping skill.