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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Social Work
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr Paola Roska
Coordinator Office Hours:
Wed 10: 00-11: 00 (by appointment)
Teaching Staff:
Dr. Roshka Paula
Course/Module description:
The Course will relate to the alcohol prevention and treatment policy, including addressing national issues as in the National Program for the reduction of excessive alcohol consumption launched in 2010 and coordinated by the IADA Israel Anti Drug and Alcohol Authority, which was developed in accordance with the Global Alcohol Strategy of WHO. During the course we shall review the development of the different policies concerning the treatment of special populations such as women, sex workers, dual diagnosis patients, youth and back packers. The development of the legal policy focusing on therapeutic jurisprudence concerning alcohol and drugs which is implemented in Drug Courts, both in Israel and in the world. The reform of penalization with the new shift to de-criminalization and depenalization. We shall also address the use of cannabis for medical purposes and its regulation. The policy of liberalization of cannabis use implemented in different Countries such as Colorado, California etc, with a special focus on the Portugal legislation( Law 30/2000 ). The global policy tackling the use of new psychoactive substances (NPS ) which pose a great challenge to the whole world.
Course/Module aims:
To deliver updated knowledge concerning the recent policy on drugs and alcohol in Israel compared with the policy of some other Countries in the world. The Course also deals with the global policies as launched by international organizations such as WHO,UNODC INCB. We shall review the different policies from an historical perspective and institutional, legal and scientific – medical viewpoint. The shift from the social deviance model to medical, punitive and the most recent public health model including Harm reduction perspective.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
At the end of this course the students will be able to know in depth the development of the policies in the field of drug and alcohol in Israel linked with the global policies launched by the different international bodies . They will become acquainted with the new decriminalization policies concerning drugs, with a special focus on cannabis. They will also relate to the policies concerning specific populations.
Attendance requirements(%):
80%
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
The teaching method includes frontal lessons , together with actiuve students participation discussion and presentations
Course/Module Content:
1.Psycho-active substances
2.Historical development of drug policies
3. Israeli and global alcohol policy
4.Israeli and global policy concerning the treatment of opioid addicted patients, prevention of infectious diseases, syringe exchange programs ,and harm reduction.
5.development of policies for the treatment of special populations
6.De-criminalization, de-penalization and liberalization models-medical cannabis and its regulation, the case study of the Portuguese law.
7. Drug Courts and therapeutic jurisprudence
8. Legal policy on NPS.
9. Guest presentations-policy concerning the treatment of addicted sex workers, policy for the treatment of back packers.
Required Reading:
יינתנו פרקים לקריאה מתוך הספרים הבאים:
UNGASS . סיכומי דיוני המושב המיוחד בנושא סמים של העצרת הכללית של האו"ם . 1
– ניו יורק,אפריל 2016 , הרשות למלחמה בסמים ואלכוהול ,ירושלים.
2. חגית נוח בוני: הבנייתה של בעיה חברתית בקרב תרמילאים המשתמשים בסמים
בתוך : נוח בוני ח.( עורכתׂ) : תרמילאים וסמים. הוצאת ביאליק, י-ם ,2008, עמ"13-31.
3. חגית נוח בוני התנהגויות סיכון של בני נוער בישראל. בתוך: גרופר ע., רומי ש( עורכיםׂ)
:ילדים ומתבגרים במצבי סיכון בישראל. 2014, עמ' 476-507, הוצאה כליל ומכון מופת
כספי י:סמים מסוכנים-מדיניות, פיקוח, אכיפה ומשפט., חיפה הוצאת תמר, 1996, .4
עמ' 217-230
5. מהל ח.,דוידוביץ ל.,ימיני ש.: בית משפט טיפול לענייני סמים. בתוך מהל ח., חובב מ.,
וגולן א.(עורכיםׂ) :התמכרויות, אלימות ועבירות מי-פול לאור החוק. הוצאת כרמל, י-ם 2008, עמ'.174-184
6.-WHO,UNODC,UNAIDS: Technical guide for Countries to set Targets for universal access to HIV prevention, treatment and care for injecting drug users., 2012 (revision.)
7.-Global state of Harm Reduction, 2014, Harm Reduction International. Available from: http://www.ihra.net/contents/1524.
8.-Fischer G. Bitschnau M. et al :Pregnancy and substance abuse. Arch Women Mental Health,, 1999, 2(2):57-65.
9.-Isralowitz, R. Afifi, M. & Rawson, R. (2002). Drug Problems: Cross Cultural Policy and Program Development, Westport, CT: Auburn House.
10.-Sinqleton, N., Rubin, J. (2014). What is good governance in the context of drug policy? .International Journal of Drug Policy, Vol 25, 5 , 935-941.
http://www.ijdp.org/article/S0955-3959(14)00069-3/fulltext
11.-Werb, D., Elliott, R, Fischer,B.(2007).Drug treatment courts in Canada: an evidence-based review. . HIV/AIDS Policy & Law Review, 12(2-3.)
-World Health Organization ( 2014) ) Global status report : alcohol policy. 12.
13.-INWUD :Bringing State commitments to gender equality into action: Addressing the needs of women who use drugs, April 2016
14.-General Directorate for Intervention on Addictive Behaviors and Dependencies. Ministry of Health, Portugal : Decriminalization: Portuguese legal framework applicable to the consumption of narcotics and psychotropic substances. SICAD ,Law n.30/2000.
15.-WHO- Guidelines for the psychosocially assisted pharmacological treatment of opioid dependence. .Geneva: World Health Organization,2009.
16.-Richkova O.: The impact of drug policy on women. Open Society Foundations Malinowka-Sempruch K .,New York, opensocietyfoundations.org.
Additional Reading Material:
תשל"ג. 1973, נוסח חדשׂ), ).פקודת הסמים מסוכנים. 1
. רות אל רועי: סקירת מצב- רמת הענישה בעבירות של פקודת הסמים המסוכנים..2
הרשות למלחמה בסמים, 1990
3.-The Global coalition on women and AIDS. Women who use drugs , harm reduction and HIV. Available from: http://idhdp.com/media/1114/brief-women-drugs-hiv-harm-final.pdf
4.-Brand, Saisana, Rynn, Pennoni & Lowenfels (2007). Comparative Analysis of Alcohol Control Policies in 30 Countries. PLoS Medicine, Volume 4 , Issue 4 . pp- 752-759.
5.-Isralowitz, R. (2002). Drug Use, Policy and Management, Westport, CT: Auburn House.
6.-Mosher, J.f.(2009). Litigation and alcohol policy: lessons from the US tobacco war. Addiction. 104, 27-33.
7.-Ditmore MH. When sex work and drug use overlap .Harm Reduction International, 2013 .Available from: http://www.ihra..net/files//2014/08/06/Sex_work_report_%C6%924_WEB.pdf.
POINT PLAN :Reforming criminal justice 10 -Penal Reform 8.- International
Responses to drugs, 2016. www.penalreform.org.
9.-WHO `s role mandate and activities to counter the world drug problem : A public health perspective, WHO, Geneva.
Grading Scheme :
Additional information:
Active participation in lessons and discussions, critical readings from the bibliography and writing of 2 reports, home test at the end of the curse.
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