IHSW 201 - Indigenous Health Support Worker

IHSW 201: ADDICTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL AND PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS
3 CREDITS

The course provides an introduction/overview to the understanding of the role of human nutrition in health and disease. It will also provide background to the impact of colonization on the diets and nutrition-related disease risks on Indigenous people. Provides students with the knowledge of the differences between psychoactive and psychotropic drugs. The course considers the impact on both Indigenous and non-Indigenous users. It will assist students to know the different types of illicit drugs and over the counter drugs.

Open to all programs.