The University of Alabama maintains that all members of its community have the right to pursue their individual and collective goals in a healthy educational environment, one that is free of the effects of alcohol and drug abuse. To help maintain such an environment, the University abides by all laws governing alcohol and other controlled substances, and provides educational and rehabilitative counseling to its students, staff, and faculty. For a copy of the Drug-Free Campus and Workplace Policy, write The University of Alabama, Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, Box 870116, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0116. or access it online.All members of the University community -- including faculty, staff, and students -- have the right to pursue their individual and collective goals in a healthy work and educational environment, one that is free of the effects of alcohol and substance abuse. Such abuse adversely affects the University’s achievement of its mission and is not condoned. Responsibility for problems of substance abuse resides with each member of the University community. The University’s principal approach to issues of alcohol and substance abuse entails a wide range of education, prevention, and assistance activities conducted within its academic curricula; educational programs to inform individuals of the effects and consequence of using alcohol or other substances; and comprehensive counseling programs for faculty, staff, and students. The University recognizes that alcohol and substance abuse are illnesses that are not resolved easily by personal effort but may requires professional assistance and treatment. Faculty, staff, and students are encourage to take advantage of the preventive, diagnostic, referral, and counseling services available through the University.
All members of the University community have a personal responsibility to adhere to all applicable laws, policies, and regulations concerning the use of alcohol or other drugs. These include federal and state laws, city ordinances, the Code of Student Conduct, the faculty standards of conduct, regulations governing conduct of classified employees, and other University policy statements. The Drug-Free Campus and Work Place Policy applies to all members of the University community, including all full-time and part-time students; all full-time and part-time permanent and temporary employees, including faculty, administration, and all exempt and non-exempt staff; and all student employees and interns. It applies to behavior that occurs on the University campus, on property owned or controlled by the University, or at University-sponsored or University-supervised activities. Each vice president has been delegated the responsibility for coordinating University drug abuse education, prevention, and intervention activities serving individuals employed or functioning in his or her division. The University of Alabama continues its commitment to cooperate with the local school systems and area colleges, as well as other local, state, regional, and federal agencies, in addressing problems of substance abuse in its community.
The University will conduct an annual review of its drug abuse prevention program to determine its effectiveness, to implement any needed changes, and to ensure that disciplinary sanctions are enforced consistently.
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