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Course Information
Course Information
Course Title: Addiction
Course Number: AD 101
CRN: 30422
Term: Summer 2025
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: None. This course is a prerequisite for acceptance into the Addiction counseling Program (when earning a C or above).
Course Day & Time: Mondays, 6:00 pm – 8:50 pm
Course Date Range: 11 Weeks - June 23rd - August 25th, 2025
Location: Remote - Cascade Remote - Zoom
School Address: 705 Killingsworth St. Portland, OR 97217
Instructor Information
Instructor Information
Instructor: Guadalupe Aragón, BA, CADC1, Tobacco Training Specialist Certificate, Rutgers University
Email: guadalupe.aragon@pcc.edu
Phone: 360.334.2626
Office Hours: By appointment
Office Location: Zoom
Mailbox: Jackson Hall 210
"You Don't Want That Smoke" by Anthony Rivera @anthonyriverpdx
"You Don't Want That Smoke" by Anthony Rivera @anthonyriverpdx
Immense gratitude to former AD 106 Nicotine Cessation student Anthony Rivera for sharing his insights on smoke and other substances. Also, thank you to past AD 106 students for sharing their vision boards and the beautiful people on Pexels for sharing their heartfelt photos! They are peppered throughout this site for your viewing pleasure!
Text is the quickest way to reach me. And, if your question or comment would be of interest to other students, please post it to the Course Lobby. This way your classmates can help answer questions, and all students will benefit from the answers. Please refer to the information in How to Use D2L Brightspace in the Support & Resources module for guidelines governing the content of written communications.
Response from Instructor
Text is the quickest way to reach me. Text your name plus “AD 101”. Text and emails sent on weekdays will be answered within 24 hours. Text and emails sent over the weekend or holiday will be answered the following scheduled school day.
📖Required Textbook/Reading:
📖Required Textbook/Reading:
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction by Maté, G., & Ph., P. L. A.
(2010) (Illustrated ed.). North Atlantic Books.
Uppers, Downers, All Arounders: Physical and Mental Effects of Psychoactive Drugs, by Inaba, D., & Cohen, W. E. (2014). Medford, OR: CNS Publications, Inc.
📖Additional Recommended Reading:
📖Additional Recommended Reading:
Drugs and Society Thirteenth edition., Hanson, Glen (Glen R., Venturelli, P. J., & Fleckenstein, A. E. (2017) . Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2018 You can find at PCC Library OnLine.
Additional resources for each topic and class will be available on D2L Brightspace each week.
These may include videos, articles, websites for infographics.
Squeal, We Are So Glad That YOU Are Here !!!
Squeal, We Are So Glad That YOU Are Here !!!
Accessibility and Accommodations statement:
Accessibility and Accommodations statement:
Portland Community College is committed to ensuring that classes are accessible to all students. If you plan to use academic accommodations for this course, please contact your instructor as soon as possible to discuss your needs. If students elect to use approved academic accommodations, they must provide in advance formal notification from Disability Services to the instructor. Accommodations are not retroactive; they begin when the instructor receives the "Approved Academic Accommodations" letter from you (submitted in person for courses on campus; via email for Distance Learning courses). To request academic accommodations for a disability, please contact an Accessible Ed Disability Services counselor on any PCC campus. Office locations, phone numbers, and additional information may be located on the Disability Services website. Accessible Ed Disability Services works with students and faculty to minimize barriers.
What you can expect from us.
What you can expect from us.
We will provide you with clear, organized course that is designed to ensure you meet our course outcomes in a meaningful manner.
We will provide a variety of assignments to ensure your learning needs are met.
We will be actively present in your learning.
We will provide a supportive and safe environment for you to share and discuss ideas with your peers.
We will reach out to you when we sense that you need support.
We will treat you with dignity and respect and be flexible to support your individual needs.
We won’t be perfect. We are human and will make mistakes sometimes. We will view mistakes as an opportunity to learn and grow.
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What we can expect from you.
What we can expect from you.
You strive to be an active participant in this course and strive to meet due dates.
You will maintain an open line of communication with us so we understand how to support you.
You will contact us if you have a concern with meeting a due date.
You strive to regularly contribute to collaborate activities to ensure other members of the community have ample opportunity to read/listen, reflect and respond to your ideas.
You will treat yourself and your peers with dignity and respect.
You will do your best to have patience with technology. There will be hiccups, expect them. We will get through them together.
You will give yourself grace. Expect to make mistakes. You are human especially when stressed.
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