Federal Penalties and Associated
Health Risks
The Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Amendments
of 1989, Public Law 101-226, require that, as a condition of receiving
funds or any other form of financial assistance under any Federal
program, an institution of higher education (IHE), state education
agency (SEA), or local educational agency (LEA) must certify that
it has adopted and implemented a program to prevent the unlawful
possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol by
students and employees.
PREVENTION UPDATES
A student who has been convicted of any offense under any federal
or state law involving the possession or sale of a controlled substance
shall not be eligible to receive any grant, loan or work assistance
under this title during the period beginning on the date of such
conviction and ending after the interval specified in the following
table:
Student ineligibility for grants, loans, or work
assistance |
For possession of a controlled substance, ineligibility period
is:
First conviction, one year
Second conviction, two years
Third conviction, indefinite |
For sale of a controlled substance, ineligibility period is:
First conviction, two years
Second conviction, indefinite |
REHABILITATION
A student whose eligibility has been suspended under paragraph
one may resume eligibility before the end of the ineligibility period
determined under such paragraph if:
| 1. |
The student satisfactorily completes a drug rehabilitation
program that |
| |
(a) |
complies with such criteria as a secretary shall proscribe
in regulations for purposes of this paragraph; and |
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(b) |
includes two unannounced drug tests; or |
| 2. |
The conviction is reversed, set aside or otherwise rendered
null and void. |
SOUTH DAKOTA LEGAL
CONSEQUENCES FOR ALCOHOL-RELATED VIOLATIONS
| If you are under 21 and you have alcohol in your possession
or consume alcohol, you risk: |
- Fines up to $200
- Possible 30-day jail sentence
- Legal fees and court costs
- Possible loss of drivers license
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| If you are under 21 and possess/consume any alcohol while driving
a motor vehicle, this may result in: |
- Drivers license suspension of six months or more.
- License
reinstatement fee of $50
- Court costs and legal fees
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| If you really want to gamble with your future or someone else’s
and decide to drink and drive, consider the costs of a DUI: |
- Fines
up to $1000
- Possible 30-day jail sentence, maybe even
prison
- Court costs and legal fees
- Insurance goes up dramatically. For example a 17-year-old
male in South Dakota pays approximately $800 a year in liability
insurance; after DUI conviction
he will pay about $1600 a year for three to five years. Many insurers
will not even give him coverage.
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DAKOTA WESLEYAN CONSEQUENCES FOR ALCOHOL/TOBACCO/DRUG
VIOLATION
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DWU understands that students occasionally use alcohol and/or
other drugs and are concerned about the overall effects on
each student. Every effort is made
to assign sanctions which are designed to address the behaviors and to provide
an educational component in order to help the student make more informed
choices in the future. Successive violations may indicate an
immediate concern or potential
development of a long-range problem and therefore all alcohol/drug violations
are cumulative throughout a student’s academic career/enrollment at DWU
instead of one academic year. If a student should receive a 3rd alcohol/drug
violation over the course of their career, they are subject to probation, removal
from the residence halls, and/or suspension; to be assigned at the discretion
of the judicial coordinator and vice president of campus life in addition to
the sanctions listed below:
- First: $100, attend "Choices" classes,
20 hours service
- Second: $125, alcohol assessment, 20 hours service
- Third: $150, mandatory alcohol evaluation, 20 hours
service
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Tobacco |
- First: $25, five hours service
- Second: $50,
10 hours service
- Third: $75, 15 hours service
|
Drug Violation |
- First: $100, attend "Choices" classes,
20 hours
- Second: $225, mandatory evaluation, 20 hours
service
- Violations are cumulative throughout DWU enrollment
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Students are encouraged to discuss off-campus alcohol/drug
violations with the judicial affairs coordinator before court appearances,
but must do so if he/she pled guilty to or was found guilty of alcohol/drug
legal violations(s).
HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF ILLICIT
DRUGS AND ALCOHOL
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 spouse 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
doses cause respiratory depression and death. If combined with
other depressants
of the central nervous system, much lower doses of alcohol will
produce the effects 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.
In addition to being extremely
dangerous, possession and/or consumption of alcohol before the
age of 21 is a crime in
South Dakota.
Alcohol/Drug Resources
Sally Wickware-Thompson
Campus Counselor
Prather Hall, DWU
995-2718
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Donna Gerlach R.N.
Campus Nurse
Prather Hall, DWU
995-2957 |
Stepping Stones
901 S. Miller
Mitchell, SD 57301
995-8180
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AA (Alcoholics Anonymous)
424 E. 9th St
Mitchell, SD 57301
996-8264 |
Dakota Mental Health Center
910 W. Havens
Mitchell, SD 57301
996-9686
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Lutheran Social Services
411 N. Duff
Mitchell, SD 57301
1-800-568-2401 |
Women's Health Services
909 S. Miller
Mitchell, SD 57301
995-8600 |
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