Drug Use, Abuse, Trafficking

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This course studies, from a cultural perspective, the use, abuse, and trafficking of drugs. It examines cross-cultural uses and abuses of drugs in various contexts: private, public, ceremonial, medicinal, recreational, religious, etc. It explores taboos, laws, prohibitions, beliefs, and stereotypes about drugs as well as representations of drug use and abuse in popular culture. Additionally, the class will focus on the subject of drug trafficking and the public debates, crackdowns, and "cultural wars" associated with illegal drugs. Recommended background: ANTH 1302 or SOCI 1301 . ANTH 3312 is the same course as SOCI 3312 .