The table below provides information about the course’s lecture (L) and quiz (Q) sessions.
| ses # | TOPICS | kEY dATES |
|---|---|---|
| L1 | Introduction | |
| L2 | Some Preliminary Ideas | |
| L3 |
Alcohol in the U.S.
Movie: Reefer Madness |
|
| L4 |
Alcohol Across Cultures
Guest Speaker: Alcoholics Anonymous |
|
| L5 |
“Primitive” Drugs
Documentary: The Peyote Road |
|
| L6 |
Drugs and American Counterculture
Movie: Timothy Leary is Dead |
|
| L7 | Cocaine, Latin America and Globalization | First paper due |
| L8 | Cocaine Consumption | |
| Q1 | Quiz 1 | |
| L9 |
Crack Dealers
Guest Speakers |
|
| L10 | The War on Drugs | |
| L11 | The War on Drugs (cont.) | |
| L12 | Modern Pharmaceuticals: Sex | |
| Q2 | Quiz 2 | |
| L13 |
Modern Pharmaceuticals: Prozac®
Documentary: Happy Valley |
|
| L14 | Big Pharma | Second paper due |
