Alcohol and Drug Use
It is the policy of the university to insist on total abstinence from the use of alcohol and drugs. Furthermore, a student must avoid all inappropriate association with alcohol and drugs, including serving them to others. This policy applies to all students wherever their location. A student possessing or using alcohol or illicit drugs will be dismissed.
Readmission will be considered only after one week and after an authorized drug dependency evaluation has been completed. A student evaluated as an experimenter will be required to complete a Substance Abuse curriculum and counseling program. Any student evaluated as more than an experimenter will be suspended until completion of an approved treatment program and there is clear evidence that substance use has been corrected. The university considers any repeat offender to be a regular user. Such a student will be suspended indefinitely. Because substance users often move from one kind of “high” to another, use of any other drug will be considered a repeat offense. (Student Handbook, p. 53)
Procedures for Dealing with Student Alcohol and Drug Use
| STEP 1. | Evidence: It is determined by university authorities that student has used or been in possession of alcohol or illicit drugs. Circumstantial evidence may be a determining factor in making this conclusion. |
| STEP 2. | Suspension: A student determined to have been involved in such activity while a student at Southern Adventist University will be suspended. Such a student will not be eligible to be considered for readmission for a minimum of one week. |
| STEP 3. | Assessment: Prior to being considered for readmission the student will undergo a chemical use assessment to verify his/her level of involvement with chemicals. This evaluation must be conducted by certified chemical abuse counselor designated by the university to verify the student’s level of involvement with chemicals. Any expense involved in this assessment process must be paid by the student. |
| STEP 4. | Reinstatement: The student will be reinstated to the university on the basis of what the evaluation determines and a written commitment to participate in the assigned follow-up as detailed in Step 5. - If the assessment concludes the student’s chemical use to be more than experimental, the student will remain suspended until the university approves the necessary treatment program and has clear evidence that substance use has ceased.
- If the evaluation concludes the student’s chemical use to be clearly experimental, the student will be reinstated at the end of the suspension.
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| STEP 5. | Follow-up: In order to monitor the student’s behavior following readmission, and to deter further use, the student must participate in the established chemical use resistance program at the university. A written commitment to participate in this program will be a condition of the student’s readmission. - Alcohol and Drug Education: The student must attend six weekly seminars that emphasize education regarding chemicals and resistance to their use. The seminars are not to be considered as rehabilitation.
- AA/NA: In certain situations the university may require regular attendance at meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous if other abstinence reinforcement activities are temporarily unavailable.
- Random Screening: The student must be willing to submit to random screening as a condition of his or her readmission to the University. Any expense for such screening will be paid by the student.
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| STEP 6. | Probation: Students who have been readmitted to the university, will be subject to citizenship probation for a period to be specified at the time of readmission. Students who use chemicals after being reinstated will be dismissed indefinitely. |