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Faculty Seminar, Fall 2000This interdisciplinary faculty seminar is co-sponsored by the Emory College Program in Science & Society, the Rollins School of Public Health, and the Center for the Study of Health, Culture, and Society. The group will be led by Howard Kushner, Robertson Distinguished Professor of Science & Society, Jim Curran, Dean of the School of Public Health, and Randy Packard, Director of the Center for the Study of Health, Culture, and Society.
The seminar will meet 8:30-10am, with breakfast provided, seven Fridays in both the Fall and Spring semesters and will be organized as follows:
A. Fall Semester: the Nature of Addiction
We will examine examples of emerging categories of addiction (such as sexual addiction, gambling, and shopping) in the context of four perspectives on addiction. Each of these perspectives, historical, biological, cultural, and psychological, will be presented by an invited expert, setting the stage for a (re)examination of the nature of more traditional categories of addiction in the Spring semester:
1. What is addiction? and introductions
2. History of addiction
3. Biochemistry/biology of addiction
4. Culture of addiction
5. Psychology of addiction
6. Summary of sessionsB. Spring Semester: Substance Abuse
We will spend the first five sessions of this semester looking at specific substance abuse (alcohol, nicotine, heroin, caffeine, prescription drugs) from the four perspectives developed in the Fall semester, and then close with a summary session that will lead into our closing symposium.C. Symposium:
We will hold a two-day symposium on addiction in the last quarter of the Spring semester. The exact format of the symposium will evolve as the seminar develops; it will involve at least one major public event as well as smaller-group sessions that explore the yearís work.
D. Public Lectures
Each guest speaker from off-campus will also deliver a public lecture open to the general Emory community. The time and date of these are listed in the syllabus below.
Faculty Participants
Daryl Neill, Psycholgy
Randy Packard, CSHC, History
Howard Kushner, Science & Society, Biology
Arri Eisen, Science & Society, Biology
James Curran, SPH
Ruth Berkelman, SPH
Claire Sterk, SPH
David Hilton, MD, Chaplain's Office
Jay Justice, Chemistry
Kirk Ziegler, Microbiology
Keith Easterling, NBB
Mike Kuhar, Yerkes
Max Aue, German
Peter Brown, Anthropology
Karen Drexler, Psychiatry
Neal Smith, Anthropology
Miriam Levin, History of Technology, Case-Western Reserve Univ.List serve: ADDICTED2@LISTSERV.CC.EMORY.EDU
Meeting Schedule
Sept 15. What is Addiction? General Discussion
Sept 29. History of Addiction: Carolyn Acker, Ph.D., History Carnegie Mellon
Public lecture: Addiction in History, 10:30 am in SPH G Rollins Seminar Room.
Oct 6. Biochemistry of Addiction: Jay Justice, Ph.D., Chemistry, Emory
Oct 20. A Brain Disease? Alan Leshner, Ph.D., Director NIDA, NIH, Bethesda, Md.
Public Lecture: Addiction is a Disease and it Matters: Geosciences 208, 10:30 am
Oct 27: Peter Brown, Ph. D. ,Anthroplogy, Emory: Discussion of Film "Black Tar Heroin"
Nov 3. Psychology of Addiction: Aviel Goodman, M.D., Minnesota Institute of
PsychiatryPublic Lecture: Sexual Addiction, Geosciences 208, 10:30 AM
Nov 17. Construction of Addiction: Stanton Peele, Ph.D. (Social Psychology), J.D.
Public Lecture: Constructing Addictions, Geosciences 208, 10:30 AM
Dec 3. Summary, synthesis of sessions.
Addiction Seminar Schedule, Spring 2001
As of 16 February 2001
Participants Spring 20001:
Max Aue, German Studies
Peter Brown, Anthropology
Jim Curran, Public Health
David Clark, Addiction Clinical Counselor
Bob Donahoe, Psychiatry
Karen Drexler, Psychiatry
Keith Easterling, NBB
Arri Eisen, Biology
Paula Frew, Microbiology
Jay Justice, Chemistry
Kip Kingree, Public Health
Mike Kuhar, Yerkes
Howard Kushner, Science & Society
Daniel Lende, Anthroplogy
Brad Miller, Emory College Senior
Darryl Neill, Psychology
Randy Packard, History & Public Health
Claire Sterk, Public Health
Kirk Ziegler, Microbiology
2 February 2001: Defining Addiction:
General Discussion based on team report from Jim, Claire, Mike, Daryl, and Karen
9 Feb: Addiction Policy Issues:
Claire, Addiction and Behavior Definition
Discussion based on team report by Karen, Max, Keith, and Peter
16 Feb: Continued Discussion of Policy Issues and Film on Nicotine:
Reports by Keith, Max, Peter, and Karen
Reading: Case of Brian FX (emailed to group)
Film: "Nicotine as Self-Medication," produced by Preventive Medicine, Kaiser Permanente, San Diego
23 Feb: The Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Addition
Guest: Vincent J. Felitti, MD, Director, Preventive Medicine, Kaiser Permanente, San Diego, CA.,
readings:
Felitti, Vincent, et al. "Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults: The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study," Amer J. of Preventive Medicine, 14 May, 1998: 245-258.
Anda RF. Croft JB. Felitti VJ. Nordenberg D. Giles WH. Williamson DF. Giovino GA. Adverse childhood experiences and smoking during adolescence and adulthood. JAMA. 282(17):1652-8, 1999.
24 February: NIDA Grant Discussion with Dr. Vince Felitti,
RSPH 8th floor Conference Room, 9AM to 12:30 PM
Participants: All seminar members welcome. Please contact Howard if you plan to attend
2 March: Gambling Addiction I:
General Discussion based on reading and team report of Daryl, Howard, and any others who wish to help.
9 March: No Meeting
16 March: Spring Break
23 March: Gambling Addiction (Continued)
Readings:
Dickerson, M. & Baron, E. "Contemporary issues and future directions for research into pathological gambling Addiction," 95 (8) Aug, 2000, p. 1145-1160
Schaffer, HF "The Most Important Unresolved Problem in the Addictions: Conceptual Chaos" Substance Use and Abuse, 32 (11) 1997, 1573-80.
Shaffer, H. J. (1999). Strange bedfellows: a critical view of pathological gambling and addiction [editorial]. Addiction, 94(10), 1445-8.
April 6: Addiction Policy in Cross Cultural Perspective
Reports by Max, Daniel, Claire, Karen and others
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13 April: Accepting Addicts in VancouverGuest: Kerstin Steurzbecher, Director of the Portland Hotel Project, Vancouver, British Columbia:
20 April: No meeting
4 May: Retrospective and Prospective