Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Session Quarter 1
Year 2011
This unit deals with selected issues in drug use, misuse and abuse. An introductory section discusses
Handbook mechanisms of drug action in the body and their likely effects. Some topical areas include recreational
Summary drugs, drugs in sport, vitamins and herbal supplements, oral contraceptives, antidepressants and weight
management therapeutic agents.
Co-requisites Nil
Incompatible/
not to be Nil
counted for
credit with
Assumed Nil
Knowledge
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The main topics of the unit are:
1. Foundations of Pharmacology
• orientation to clinical pharmacology
• pharmacokinetics
• pharmacodynamics
2. Drugs of Advantage and Indulgence
• drugs in sport
Unit Content
• illicit recreational drugs and drug misuse
3. Drugs Commonly Used To Promote Health
• vitamins and herbal supplements
• drugs used to prevent/treat osteoporosis
• oral contraceptives
• anti-obesity agents
• antidepressants
There is no set text for this unit and no essential resources. Unit materials will be provided on-line. Within
these modules, students will also be directed to resource materials relating to specific topics in this unit.
Students have the option to download and print the modules from vUWS as they become available.
Selected resources:
Bagchi, D., & Preuss, H. G. (2007). Obesity: Epidemiology, pathophysiology, and prevention. Boca Raton: Taylor &
Francis. [616.398 53]
Bullock, S., Manias, E., & Galbraith, A. (2011). Fundamentals of pharmacology (6th ed.). Sydney: Pearson Education
Australia. [610.730994 40]
Buschmann, H. (2007). Antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics: From chemistry and pharmacology to clinical
application. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. [615.7882 6]
Dixon, J., & Broom, D. H. (2007). The seven deadly sins of obesity: How the modern world is making us fat. Sydney:
UNSW Press. [616.398 49]
Emmett, D. (2006). Understanding street drugs: A handbook of substance misuse for parents, teachers and other
professionals. Philadelphia: J. Kingsley. [362.29 96]
Erickson, C. K. (2007). The science of addiction: From neurobiology to treatment. New York: W. W. Norton & Co.
[616.86 79]
Ghodse, H. (2005). Addiction at work: Tackling drug use and misuse in the workplace. Aldershot: Gower. [658.3822 7]
Healey, J. (2008). Performance enhancing drugs. Thirroul, NSW: Spinney Press. [362.29 184]
Additional Koob, G. F. (2006). Neurobiology of addiction. London: Elsevier Academic. [616.86 70] Electronic resource available:
http://ezproxy.uws.edu.au/login?url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780124192393
Library
Resources Ksir, C. (2009). Drugs, society, and human behavior (13th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill. [362.29 11]
Lehne, R. A. (2010). Pharmacology for nursing care (7th ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders. [615.1 42]
Levinthal, C. F. (2008). Drugs, behavior, and modern society (6th ed.). Boston: Pearson Education. [362.29 152]
Maisto, S. A., Galizio, M. & Connors, G.J. (2008). Drug use and abuse (5th ed.). Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth.
[616.86 60]
Marks, L. (2001). Sexual chemistry: A history of the contraceptive pill. New Haven: Yale University Press. [613.9432 2]
Monaghan, L. F. (2001). Bodybuilding, drugs, and risk. New York: Routledge. [362.29088796 2]
Mosher, C. J. (2007). Drugs and drug policy: The control of consciousness alteration. Thousand Oaks, California:
Sage. [362.29 164]
Mottram, D. R. (Ed.). (2005). Drugs in sport (4th ed.). London: Routledge. [362.29 153]
Munoz, M. (2005). What causes addiction? Detroit: Greenhaven Press. [616.86 71]
Nutt, D. J. (2008). Drugs and the future brain science, addiction and society. Burlington, MA: Academic Press. [362.29
162] Electronic resource available:
http://ezproxy.uws.edu.au/login?url=http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780123706249
Pampel, F. C. (2007). Drugs and sports. New York: Facts on File. [362.29 177]
Sattar, N., & Lean, M. (2007). ABC of obesity. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell/BMJ Books. [362.196398 4]
Sudhof, T. C. (2008). Pharmacology of neurotransmitter release (5th ed.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag Berlin
Heidelberg. Electronic resource available: http://ezproxy.uws.edu.au/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-
540-74805-2
Sutcliffe, A. (2006). Osteoporosis: A guide for health-care professionals. Philadelphia: Whurr Publishers. [616.716 14]
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Tiziani, A. (2006). Havard's nursing guide to drugs (7th ed.). Sydney: Elsevier-Mosby. [615.1 14]
Walker, R., & Whittlesea, C. (2007). Clinical pharmacy and therapeutics (4th ed.). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
[615.58 42]
Walsh, C. T. (2005). Levine's pharmacology: Drug actions and reactions (7th ed.). London: Taylor & Francis. [615.7 18]
Wong, R. C. (2005). Drugs of abuse: Body fluid testing. Totowa, NJ: Humana Press Inc. Electronic resource available:
http://ezproxy.uws.edu.au/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-951-6
N.B. The study modules on vUWS incorporate a variety of additional supplemental readings and Essential Library
Resources.
Teaching and learning resources will be made available on the unit’s E-Learning (vUWS) site. This site
On-line can be accessed via the UWS home page www.uws.edu.au .
Learning
Requirements Students are expected to consult vUWS at least twice a week, as all announcements will be made via
vUWS and teaching material will be regularly updated and posted.
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