This course is designed to give students a basic understanding of addictions and to assist them to recognize the symptoms of addictive behaviour. Students will be given ideas as to how to respond as professionals to the addicted clients they will work with on a day to day basis. Students will learn the services available through AADAC and will be given a number of web sites to assist them to use the internet to research a number of topics. This internet component is included to enable students to begin a lifetime of technological research in the field of addictions.