UC Santa Barbara’s Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Programs (DAAPP)
UC Santa Barbara is committed to providing a safe, healthy, and supportive learning and working environment for students and employees. The university takes seriously and understands its obligation to inform the campus community of available resources and support, as well as the educational, disciplinary, health, and legal consequences of use/misuse of alcohol/drugs for the benefit of the UC Santa Barbara community, and in compliance with relevant federal and state law.
The Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Amendments of 1989 requires an annual notification, in writing, to each student for which academic credit will be awarded (regardless of the length of the student’s program of study) as well as all employees, and must include the following:
- Standards of conduct that clearly prohibit, at a minimum, the unlawful possession, use, or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol by students and employees on its property or as part of any of its activities;
- A description of applicable legal sanctions under local, State, or Federal law for the unlawful possession or distribution of illicit drugs and alcohol;
- A description of health risks associated with the use of illicit drugs and the abuse of alcohol;
- A description of drug or alcohol counseling, treatment, or rehabilitation or re-entry programs available to students or employees; and
- A statement of the disciplinary sanctions the University will impose on students and employees and a description of those sanctions, up to and including expulsion or termination of employment and referral for prosecution, for violations of the applicable standards of conduct.
Alcohol and Other Drug Laws, Policies, and Programs
UC Santa Barbara’s Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention Programs (DAAPP) are intended to support student and employee health, safety, and security by increasing awareness, preventing misuse, and decreasing potential drug and alcohol related negative impacts and consequences.
The unlawful or unauthorized possession, use, distribution, dispensation, sale or manufacture of controlled substances or alcohol is prohibited on University premises. Please note although California voters passed Proposition 64 legalizing recreational use of marijuana among people over the age of 21, the university must comply with federal law and, therefore, continues to prohibit the use, possession, and sale of marijuana in any form on all university property, including university-owned and leased buildings, housing and parking lots. Marijuana is also not permitted at university events or while conducting university business, except for approved academic research.
Students found to be in violation of these policies or laws may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including dismissal, in addition to any criminal or civil penalties resulting from violating local, state and/or federal law. Employees found to be in violation of these laws and policies may be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination, under applicable University policies and labor contracts, and may be required to participate in an appropriate treatment program, in addition to any potential criminal or civil penalties resulting from violating a local, state or federal law.
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