海角大神

Student Code of Conduct

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  Alcohol and Other Drugs Policy

  As an academic community rooted in the Jesuit and Mercy traditions, 海角大神 is committed to providing a safe, healthy learning community for all its members. Accordingly, the university expects all members of the community (students, faculty, and staff) to make responsible and legal decisions concerning the use of alcohol and other drugs.

  Detroit Mercy believes that character development is a central part of the educational experience of college. As such, we value opportunities that challenge us all in areas of community responsibility, expression of values and connecting decisions with consequences. To foster an environment where such learning can take place, alcohol and other drug use that is against the law, contrary to the Detroit Mercy’s mission will be fairly and consistently challenged. Substance use that places anyone’s physical, mental, or emotional well-being in danger will not be tolerated.

  In compliance with the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (DFSCA), the university has drafted this Detroit Mercy Alcohol and Other Drugs Policy (Detroit Mercy AOD Policy), which includes references to other University policies concerning alcohol and other drug use and summarizes certain legal penalties under Federal law for the illegal possession or distribution of drugs and alcohol. The following information is critical and should be read carefully by all members of the University community.

  Alcohol and Drug Counseling, Treatment and Rehabilitation Programs

  Students needing help in dealing with drug or alcohol abuse problems are encouraged to consult with the Dean of Students and for referral to the appropriate office and/or agency.

  Health insurance plans may provide assistance or referral. Review your insurance policy for details. A list of drug and alcohol counseling, treatment and rehabilitation programs that are available for faculty, staff and students is available through Student Life Office or Human Resources Office. Conscientious efforts to seek such help will not jeopardize any employee’s job, or any student’s educational standing, and will not be noted in any personnel report or student disciplinary file.

  Help is available to you in dealing with difficulties related to alcohol or other drugs, or with friends or family members with such problems. While there is a personal counselor available on campus and programs will be offered on campus throughout the year, the agencies listed below are at your service, too. Please take advantage of these services, which are free of charge or based on a scale according to your means. Certain health insurance plans require you to follow specific procedures.

  The agencies mentioned here are familiar with health insurance procedures.

  
  9851 Hamilton Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202
  313-883-2100
  Services: Individual, group, family therapy for alcohol and/or drug abuse

  Clinton Counseling Center
  2 Crocker Boulevard, Suite 103, Mt. Clemens MI 48043
  586-468-2266
  Services: Confidential individual, group and family counseling

  
  114 Orchard Lake Road, Pontiac MI 48341
  248-858-7766
  Services: Comprehensive alcohol and drug abuse programs, recovery groups, individual and family counseling. The following agencies are designated by the state as basic assessment and referral programs. Contact the agency located in your county and a counselor will help you in finding the type of assistance best for you.

  Wayne County

  Detroit Department of Health Bureau of Substance Abuse Health Services Technical Assistance Addiction Treatment Services, Inc.
  1151 Taylor, Building 1 Detroit MI 48202
  313-876-4070

  Wayne and Monroe Counties (excluding Detroit)
  Downriver Community Conference – Central Diagnostic & Referral Unit
  15100 Northline Road Southgate MI 48195
  734-283-9444 or 800-686-6543

  Macomb County

  Office of Substance Abuse Services Community Assessment Referral and Education
  31900 Utica Road, Fraser MI 48026
  586-541-2273 or 877-484-8884

  Oakland County

  Oakland County Health Division Office of Substance Abuse
  250 Elizabeth Lake Road, Suite 1570, Pontiac MI 48341
  248-858-5200 or 888-350-0900 ext. 85200

  For the most current information, visit the  and click on “Mental Health and Substance Abuse.”

  Drug and Alcohol Education
  The 海角大神 also offers various drug and alcohol abuse education programs on its campuses that students are encouraged to take advantage of while enrolled.

  Federal Government Publications
  (descriptions and chart) 

  General Standards of Conduct for Alcohol and Other Drugs

  The following standards apply to the entire university community (students, faculty, staff, and on-campus guests) in making determinations about alcohol and other drugs:

  • Possession, consumption, and distribution of alcohol at any University campus or facility shall be in accordance with applicable local, state, federal laws, and applicable University policies; for international campuses, laws of the host country apply. Any possession, consumption, manufacture, sale, distribution or use of alcohol or other drugs in violation of the aforementioned laws or University policy is prohibited (see Appendix C)
  • All members of the University community, including staff, faculty, students, and visitors, shall be responsible for behaving in a manner that is not disruptive and does not endanger themselves or others
  • Whenever persons under 21 years of age can reasonably be expected to attend a University event or any event on the University premises, appropriate precautions shall be taken to restrict distribution and consumption of alcohol to individuals of legal drinking age.

  Marketing and Communications

  The following guidelines must be followed for all marketing practices involving alcohol and other drugs messaging at Detroit Mercy.

  • The marketing of illegal substances is not permitted
  • Advertisements that encourage excessive or unhealthy consumption of alcohol or other drugs will not be permitted
  • Departments and organizations may not accept or create advertising that:
  • Encourages alcohol or other drug over-use (abuse) or emphasizes quantity and frequency of use
  • Portrays alcohol or other drugs as a solution to problems or necessary for stress relief or for social gatherings
  • Depicts images suggesting alcoholic beverages, such as a martini glass, umbrellas in drinks, beer bottles or kegs
  • Contains the price of alcohol, such as “$2.50 well drinks” or “dollar shots”
  • Includes such phrases as “all you can drink,” “drink specials” or “unlimited drinks”
  • Violates local, state, or federal laws, or supplemental University policies
  • Acceptable alcohol advertisements must carry a disclaimer promoting responsible and sensible drinking practices. All advertisements must be approved by Student Life Office

  Students

  All students enrolled at Detroit Mercy are expected to follow local, state, and federal laws concerning alcohol and other drugs. All students are also subject to additional, University-specific regulations on alcohol and other drugs, as stated in the Student Code of Conduct.

  Student Organizations

  All registered student organizations and interest groups are subject to regulations concerning alcohol when hosting events on or off-campus. It is a privilege to be a student organization that is recognized by 海角大神. Student organizations are expected to exercise good judgment in planning and promoting their activities, including any event an observer would associate with the student organization. Student organizations are also responsible for assuring compliance with procedures and policies as outlined in the Student Handbook and Detroit Mercy Alcohol and Other Drugs Policy.

  Facilities and Events

  All events on university property must comply with the Detroit Mercy AOD Policy, all other applicable university policies, and all applicable laws. Additional regulations may apply to events held on certain campuses or university facilities. Please contact University Services for additional information and/or restrictions.

  Prevention, Treatment, and Support Services

  In keeping with its mission, the university offers resources for students (through the Wellness Center and faculty/staff (through ) that may seek or require assistance with alcohol or other drug (AOD) problems. Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to attend seminars and information sessions on the health risks of alcohol and other drug abuse available to the university community. These programs are designed to educate students, staff, and faculty on substance use, its health risks, and identifying signs of overuse and abuse.

  Self-help support groups for dealing with alcohol or other drug dependence bring together people with common experiences and similar needs. In general, self-help groups are: facilitated by a lay person, free, informal, voluntary, and anonymous. Please see the resources below to identify meeting times and dates of local area meetings, other self-help sites, and for more information on substance abuse.

  For additional resources:

  For Students

  Students have choices about drinking: whether or not to drink; how much to drink; and where, when, and with whom to drink. While most students at Detroit Mercy use alcohol in moderation or not at all, a significant minority of student’s drink in ways that put them, and others, at greater risk for alcohol-related harms – negative consequences that can quickly throw what matters out of balance.

  The governs the release of and access to student education records. Section 952 of the 1998 Amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965 clarified that institutions of higher education are allowed (but not required) to notify parents if a student under the age of 21 at the time of notification commits a disciplinary violation involving alcohol or a controlled substance.
  Because of the health and safety risk inherent in alcohol and other drug misuse, Detroit Mercy will notify parents/family of first-year students under the age of 21:

  • If a student has committed an AOD violation accompanied by other serious behavior such as needing medical attention, significant property damage or driving under the influence
  • If a student has had an AOD incident that resulted in a transport to the hospital or jail
  • If a student has had more than one AOD-related violation of the 海角大神 Alcohol and Other Drug Policy

  To provide prevention education to students, the University requires all first-year students complete an online alcohol module called Get Inclusive prior to their arrival on campus. The Student Life Office provides a host of alcohol-free programs available on a regular basis during the academic year.

  Personal Counselors at the Wellness Center are available to provide referrals that connect students with treatment services, resources, people, literature, and/or activities that can address their needs concerning alcohol and other drugs. Considerations such as insurance, ability to pay, and the location of services are taken into account when referrals are made. Students who are looking for help but unsure of what is available or most appropriate for them should make an appointment with a personal counselor at the Wellness Center by calling (313) 993-1459.

  For additional resources:

  For Staff/Faculty

  Detroit Mercy is committed to maintaining a safe, healthy and efficient environment in which its employees are free from impairment from substance abuse. The University will make a good faith effort to maintain a drug-free workplace.

  Early recognition and treatment of drug or alcohol abuse are important for successful rehabilitation, to minimize lost work time, and for reduced personal, family and social disruption. The University encourages the earliest possible diagnosis of and treatment for drug or alcohol abuse. Detroit Mercy will assist employees in overcoming drug or alcohol abuse. The decision to seek diagnosis and accept treatment for drug or alcohol abuse is the individual employee’s responsibility.

  The University encourages employees to seek assistance in dealing with a substance abuse problem or the problems of a family member by contacting their supervisor or the Office of Human Resources. No employee will be terminated solely as a result of seeking counseling and rehabilitation.

  In accordance with the Drug-Free Workplace Act, Detroit Mercy prohibits the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession or use of a controlled substance on University premises or other workplaces if individuals performing work on these premises are compensated by the 海角大神.

  All employees are expected to abide by these standards of conduct as a condition of employment.

  The legal drinking age in Michigan is 21. Knowingly furnishing alcohol to a person under the age of 21 is also prohibited by state law. Employees who are of legal drinking age are expected to consume alcohol in a mature and responsible manner while attending University activities. The University prohibits the consumption of alcohol by any person when the consumption adversely affects job performance and/or endangers the physical well-being of any person.

  Alcohol and Drug Testing
  Detroit Mercy’s workplace should be free from drug and alcohol abuse. Employees cannot work safely and productively if they report for work or work while alcohol or drugs impair them.

  Reasonable Suspicion
  Detroit Mercy will require an employee reasonably suspected of being impaired by alcohol (.02% blood alcohol concentration or above), drugs (illegal or controlled) to be tested for alcohol, drugs, or both at its expense by qualified medical personnel.

  Detroit Mercy will require an employee to be tested for alcohol, drugs or both if a supervisor or manager reasonably suspects the employee to be impaired by alcohol, drugs or both based on observations of the employee’s job performance or personal behavior or any other evidence of alcohol or drug use.

  For additional resources:

  Health Risks

  Alcohol consumption causes a number of marked changes in behavior. Even low doses significantly impair the judgment and coordination required to drive a car safely, increasing the likelihood that the driver will be involved in an accident. Low to moderate doses of alcohol also increase the incidence of a variety of aggressive acts, including domestic/dating violence and child abuse.

  Moderate to high doses of alcohol cause marked impairments in higher mental functions, severely altering a person's ability to learn and remember information. Very high dose cause respiratory depression & death. If combined with other depressants of the central nervous system, much lower doses of alcohol will produce the effects just described. Repeated use of alcohol can lead to dependence.

  Sudden cessation of alcohol intake is likely to produce withdrawal symptoms, including severe anxiety, tremors, hallucinations, and convulsions. Alcohol withdrawal can be life threatening. Long-term consumption of large quantities of alcohol, particularly when combined with poor nutrition, can also lead to permanent damage to vital organs such as the brain and the liver. Mothers who drink alcohol during pregnancy may give birth to infants with fetal alcohol syndrome. These infants have irreversible physical abnormalities and mental retardation. In addition, research indicates that children of alcoholic parents are at greater risk than other youngsters of becoming alcoholics.

  Hallucinogens disrupt the brain chemicals that enable us to make sense out of our environment. Most of those used by college students are manufactured chemical compounds. The most common compound is LSD (d-lysergic acid diethylamide). It and other hallucinogens are potent and extremely unpredictable drugs that produce fast-acting and unexpected effects. The most common acute reactions are panic from severe anxiety and intense fear of losing control, and psychotic reactions involving severe breaks with reality, persistent hallucinations, and delusions. Psychotic reactions have been known to last weeks or months and often require hospitalization. The long-term or chronic effects of LSD use are not known at this time, but many ex-users report experiencing flashbacks, even several years after a bad trip.

  Marijuana is a drug with high potential for abuse. Because it affects the way a person thinks, learns, and acts, its use is especially harmful, even dangerous, in many situations. Marijuana interferes with speech, memory, and learning, and makes tasks that require a clear mind difficult, meaningless, or unsafe. It also slows reactions and interferes with coordination. Marijuana’s dangers increase in combination with alcohol. Marijuana smoking also poses a serious threat to the user's lungs, heart, immune system, and reproductive systems.

  Inhalants include easy-to-obtain products such as cleaning fluids, solvents, aerosols, and airplane glue. They act on the central nervous system much like such volatile anesthetics as ether and chloroform, and produce bizarre perceptual and hallucinatory actions. Short-term physical effects include sneezing, lack of coordination, loss of appetite, rapid heartbeat, and seizures. Psychological effects include euphoria, exhilaration, confusion, disorientation, loss of inhibitions, and impulsive behavior that may lead to injuries and accidents. Long-term health risks include nosebleeds, loss of consciousness, hepatitis, liver failure, kidney failure, respiratory depression, blood abnormalities, irregular heartbeat, and possible suffocation.

  Depressants include barbiturates, sedatives, and anti-anxiety drugs. They are usually taken orally. They depress not only the activity of the brain, causing an effect on the heart and respiration, but also muscle tissues. Short-term physical effects include drowsiness, slurred speech, irritability, stupor, and impaired judgment, memory, and attention. Long-term effects include disrupted sleep, psychosis, respiratory depression, coma, and neuropsychological and structural brain damage. Withdrawal can produce extreme anxiety, insomnia, convulsions, and death.

  Narcotics include opium, morphine, heroin, codeine and synthetic substances that can be taken orally, snorted, smoked, or injected into the skin or a vein. They relax the central nervous system and appear to be able to reduce anxiety levels, promote drowsiness, and allow sleep in spite of severe pain. Short-term physical effects include pinpoint pupils, lethargy, skin abscesses, chronic constipation, nausea, and respiratory depression. Psychological effects include anxiety, irritability, mood swings, depression, drug seeking, and antisocial behavior.

  Cocaine is a white crystalline powder, often diluted with other ingredients. Crack cocaine is a light brown or beige pellet or crystalline rock that resembles coagulated soap. Cocaine is inhaled through the nasal passages or injected; crack is smoked. Cocaine speeds up physical and mental processes, creates a sense of heightened energy and confidence, and alters the pleasure centers in the brain. Physical short-term effects include headache, exhaustion, shaking, dilated pupils, blurred vision, and nausea, loss of appetite, palpitations, and arrhythmia's. Psychological effects include impaired judgment, hyperactivity, suspicion, acute anxiety, paranoid ideation, and violence. Repeated use or use of high dosages causes long-term effects. The effect on the central nervous system suppresses the desire for food, sex, and sleep. The cardiovascular system is affected resulting in high blood pressure, irregular heart rate, damage to heart tissue, constriction of blood vessels, and stroke. Cocaine also causes neurological and respiratory damage; there is danger of respiratory arrest. It damages the mucous membranes of the nasal passages and causes sinusitis and a loss of sense of smell. The male reproductive system is also negatively affected. In women, there are implications for the fetus in the event of pregnancy.

  University Sanctions

  海角大神 is committed to the adoption and implementation of a program to prevent the unlawful possession, consumption, use, or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol by students and employees. The University will impose disciplinary sanctions on any student or employee who violates applicable local, state, federal laws, and applicable University policies.

  Employees

  For employees, violation of the Detroit Mercy Employee Policies and Procedures will be disciplined, up to and including termination. Employees may be referred to suitable counseling or treatment resources for evaluation and treatment. When warranted, corrective counseling may include requiring an employee to successfully complete a rehabilitation program. While undergoing counseling and treatment for drug or alcohol abuse, employees must continue to meet all standards of conduct and job performance. Persons who violate this policy may be referred to law enforcement authorities for arrest and prosecution.

  Discipline

  A “positive” reasonable suspicion alcohol test (.02% blood alcohol concentration or above) will result in discharge, even for a first “positive” alcohol test.

  A “positive” reasonable suspicion drug test will result in discharge, even for a first “positive” drug test.

  An employee who tests “positive” for a prescribed drug will not be subject to disciplinary action, if a physician prescribed the drug for the employee, and the employee used the drug as prescribed.

  Refusal to take a required alcohol or drug test or to sign any required forms is insubordination and will result in immediate discharge.

  An attempt to tamper with, contaminate, or switch a sample or a failure to provide a urine sample with the required amount of urine by the end of the time period established by the collection site will constitute an insubordinate refusal to take the test and will result in immediate discharge.

  If Detroit Mercy reasonably suspects that the employee is working while impaired by alcohol or drugs, the employee will be suspended without pay until the results of an alcohol or drug test are available to Detroit Mercy.

  Detroit Mercy will not discipline or discharge an employee for voluntarily seeking assistance for alcohol abuse, drug abuse, or both, if the employee seeks the assistance before Detroit Mercy requires an alcohol or drug test or before the employee has violated the substance abuse policy.

  Students

  For students, violation of the Detroit Mercy AOD policy will result in various sanctions, based on severity of the violation. Local, state, and federal sanctions may also be imposed.

  Violations of the Detroit Mercy AOD policy

  Substance	Category A Violation	Category B Violation	Category C Violation
  Alcohol	Educational service project	10 disciplinary service hours Intensive educational experience project Residence Hall or university probation Referral Wellness Center	20 disciplinary service hours Intensive educational experience project Residence Hall or university suspension
  For students under 21 years of age, parents will be notified of any violation of the alcohol policy.
  Drugs	10 service hours Educational service project	20 – 40 disciplinary service hours Extensive educational experience or project	Residence Hall or University suspension Non-academic dismissal
  For students under 21 years of age, parents will be notified of any violation of this policy.

   

  APPENDIX C

  Legal Penalties

  Medical Amnesty as a result of alcohol intoxication:
  To better ensure that minors at medical risk as a result of alcohol intoxication will receive prompt and appropriate medical attention, the State of Michigan provides for medical amnesty to remove perceived barriers to calling for or seeking help.

  Michigan law continues to prohibit a minor from purchasing, consuming, or possessing, or attempting to purchase, consume, or possess, alcoholic liquor and from having any bodily alcohol content.

  The medical amnesty law provides an exemption from prosecution for the following:

  • A minor (under the age of 21) who, after consuming alcohol, voluntarily presents themselves to a health facility or agency for treatment or observation, including medical examination and treatment for any condition as a result of sexual assault (as defined in Michigan law).
  • Any minor (under the age of 21) who accompanied an individual who, after consuming alcohol, voluntarily presented themselves to a health facility or agency for treatment or observation, including medical examination and treatment for any condition as a result of sexual assault (as defined in Michigan law).
  • Any minor (under the age of 21) who initiated contact with law enforcement or emergency medical services personnel for the purpose of obtaining medical assistance in connection with a legitimate health care concern.

  Medical Amnesty as a result of an overdose of any controlled substance, including a prescription drug:
  To better ensure that individuals at medical risk as a result of an overdose of any controlled substance, including a prescription drug, will receive prompt and appropriate medical attention, the State of Michigan provides for medical amnesty to remove perceived barriers to calling for or seeking help.

  The medical amnesty law provides an exemption from prosecution for the following*:

  • Any individual who voluntarily seeks medical assistance for themselves as a result of an overdose of any controlled substance, including a prescription drug.
  • Any individual who accompanies or procures medical assistance for another individual as a result of an overdose of any controlled substance, including a prescription drug.
  • Any individual who as a result of an overdose of any controlled substance, including a prescription drug, is presented for medical assistance by a third party.

  *When the amount of the drug possessed is sufficient only for personal use

  The 海角大神 maintains the discretion to refer the individual for appropriate educational intervention(s).

  MIP LAW under Michigan law, it is illegal for anyone under the age of 21 to purchase, consume or possess, or have any bodily content of alcohol. A first-time offense is considered a civil infraction punishable by a fine and/or community service or substance abuse classes. A second offense is a criminal misdemeanor that is punishable by a $200 fine, up to 30 days in jail, substance abuse education and treatment, community service and court-ordered drug screenings. A third offense is a criminal misdemeanor that may result in a $500 fine, up to 60 days in jail and revocation of driving privileges.

  Federal laws make the illegal possession and sale of drugs and alcohol serious crimes. Convictions for violations of these laws can lead to imprisonment, fines, community service and a permanent criminal record. In addition to these penalties, convictions can also result in, among other penalties, property used in connection with illegal drugs being confiscated and federal student loans, grants and contracts being denied. The following sections describe certain relevant legal penalties under federal laws with respect to illegal drug possession and sale.

  Note: Marijuana: On November 6, 2018, Michigan voters passed Proposal 18-1, which legalizes possession and use of limited amounts of recreational marijuana by individuals 21 years and older. However, neither this state law, nor the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act, authorize the use or possession of marijuana on any property owned or managed by Detroit Mercy, and by Detroit Mercy's faculty, staff, or students on any university property or during off-campus university business or events.

  Marijuana possession and use remains illegal under federal law and is categorized as an illicit substance under the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 and the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Amendment of 1989. In addition, pursuant to Detroit Mercy's Alcohol and Drug Policy, Detroit Mercy employees, students and visitors may not unlawfully manufacture, consume, possess, sell, distribute, transfer or be under the influence of alcohol, illicit drugs or controlled substances on University property or at any site where university work is performed.

  Detroit Mercy receives federal funding for various uses, including research and student financial aid. As such, Detroit Mercy must comply with federal law, including all current federal drug laws.

  Therefore, even though the State of Michigan has legalized limited amounts of marijuana for recreational use for some individuals, the possession, use, storage and cultivation of marijuana remains prohibited for all faculty, staff and students under Detroit Mercy AOD policy.

  Employees and students who violate Detroit Mercy policy prohibiting the use or possession of illegal drug on or off campus will continue to be subject to disciplinary action.

  Federal Drug Penalties

  Federal law penalizes the manufacture, distribution, possession with intent to manufacture or distribute and simple possession of illegal drugs. Federal law penalties for possessing illegal drugs alone are harsh, as described below:

  • First conviction: up to one-year imprisonment, a fine of at least $1,000 or both; after one prior drug conviction: 15 days to two years imprisonment and a fine of at least $2,500; and after two or more prior drug convictions: 90 days to three years imprisonment and a fine of at least $5,000 (21 U.S.C. §844(a)).
  • Forfeiture of personal and real property used to possess or to facilitate possession of the illegal drugs if that offense is punishable by more than one-year imprisonment, as well as forfeiture of vehicles used to transport or conceal an illegal drug (21 U.S.C. §§853(a) & 881(a)).
  • Denial of federal benefits, such as student loans, grants, contracts, and professional and commercial licenses, up to one year for the first offense and up to five years for the second and