Class Drug and addictive behaviors

This course unit aims to familiarize students with the clinical and forensic realities of addictive behaviors-both substance-related and non-substance-related-particularly regarding their connection to criminal acts and, specifically, to deviance.

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History of drugs and addiction Drugs, Power and Knowledge. Scientific foundations Classifications of drugs. New drugs. Other addictions; addictions without substance. Diagnosis criteria (DSM-V) Drug addiction: subject and behaviour patterns. Nosology. Co-dependency. Comorbility. Lifestyles Addictive behaviour, adolescence and youth: key explanatory theories. Risk situations. Types of occasional consumption. Addictions and ageing Drug addiction and criminality. Explanatory models. Deviations and drug-crime career. Emerging criminality Criminalization of drugs: periods The decriminalization policy; new strategies. Political intervention. The Portuguese experience and the creation of CDT : structure; psychologization of intervention and legal-psychological nature. Clinical mechanisms. Consumption prevention: levels; global nature. Risk reduction and harm minimization. Construction of prevention and intervention programmes 

in addition to the lecture component, emphasis will be placed on direct engagement with social and institutional settings-such as Commissions for the Dissuasion of Drug Addiction (CDTs), local government bodies, and clinical facilities, as well as various non-profit social service organizations (IPSS) operating in the field. Alongside this fieldwork, reflection on the drug-crime relationship will be fostered through the study of texts and guest presentations by experts. Assessment will be based on attendance and participation in sessions designated by the instructors-including answering a question during the subsequent practical class (40%)-and a written test (60%). Attendance must comply with the requirements set out in the course assessment regulations and the University's general regulations.

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