CSULB
launches alcohol, drug abuse program
By Yi-Fang Vicky Lin
On-line
Forty-Niner
The
Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drugs, a newly
established division in collaboration with
Student Health Services on campus, will
provide students with more alcohol and drug
abuse prevention programs starting summer
2003.
The services will include the Peer Education
Program, which will be presented through
SOAR and University 100 classes, address
and improve student’s knowledge on alcohol
and drugs addiction issues. The program’s
aim is also to eliminate the campus alcohol
and drug problems among college students.
“Our office is mainly a resource. We have
both on-campus and off-campus resources,
students can come to get information,” said
Jennifer Layno, Alcohol Tobacco and Other
Drugs office supervisor. In the future,
the office will establish individual counseling
service, currently the division only serves
as a reference center for students seeking
help.
“We have many brochures and pamphlets for
students, and we can refer students to local
and even national counseling center for
their needs,” Layno said.
Students can also seek assistance through
Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drugs mandatory
classes and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings
from the services provided by the office.
The mandatory session is required for those
who violate the alcohol and drug policies
on campus.
The University Police has been doing its
part to prevent violations of alcohol and
drug abuse policies at Cal State Long Beach.
“When we are out there and see the violations,
we do act on them, we will arrest them,
we will issue citations when appropriate,”
Stan Skipworth, captain of University Police
said.
The CSULB alcohol and drugs policies are
under the Drug-Free Schools and Communities
Act and the Higher Education Act Section
120A. The regulations prohibit the possession,
use and distribution of illegal drugs and
alcohol by students, faculty members on
campus or in any campus events. Legal sanctions
will be taken against violators.
According to a random survey conducted by
the Student Health Services, based on results
of 2002 students’ health and risk behaviors,
86 percent of CSULB students have one to
four drinks per week or not at all in the
past 30 days. Sixty percent consume two
or less drink per week, while 34.5 percent
of CSULB students choose not to drink.
The figure also showed increasing violations
on alcohol possessions at campus residence
halls, according to the University Police
crime reports, the number has increased
from 13 to 51 liquor violation cases from
1999 to 2001. However, the violation on
drugs or related substances has dropped
down from 21 to eight cases.
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