Health Risks Associated with Drugs
and Alcohol
US Department of Health
& Human Services
National Institute on
Drug Abuse
Partnership
for a Drug Free America
College and District
Policy
The Student
Code of Conduct (Section III.B.12) prohibits the "possession,
consumption, sale, distribution or delivery of any alcoholic beverage in
college buildings or on college grounds, or at college-sponsored or supervised
activities, regardless of their location, unless authorized by college
officials."
The Code
(Section III.B.11) also prohibits "the use, sale, distribution, or
possession on campus of, or presence on campus under the influence of, any
controlled substances, or any poison classified as such by Schedule D section
4160 of the Business and Professions code or other California laws on District
property or at any District-sponsored event. This regulation does not
apply when the person named on the prescription possesses the drugs or
narcotics or when the drugs or narcotics are permitted for and are being used
in research, instruction, or analysis."
State
Law
- Alcohol Offenses
- "Every person who
possesses, consumes, sells, gives, or delivers to any other person, any
alcoholic beverage in or on any public schoolhouse or any of the ground
thereof, is guilty of a misdemeanor." - Section 25608 of the Business
and Professions Code (B & P)
- Possession of Alcohol by a
Minor: Misdemeanor - Section 25662 (B & P)
- Furnishing Alcohol to a Minor:
Misdemeanor - Section 25658 (B & P)
- Disorderly Conduct: Under
the Influence - Section 647 (f) Penal Code
- Controlled Substances - the Uniform Controlled
Substances Act - Division 10 of the Health
& Safety Code (H & S) (Sections 11000 - 11999.25)
includes information about Schedules, Offenses & Penalties
- Marijuana & Hashish
- Possession of Controlled
Substance: Felony - Section 11350 (H & S)
- Possession of Marijuana:
Misdemeanor - Section 11357 (H & S)
- Possession for Sale: Felony
- Section 11359 (H & S)
- Transporting, Importing,
Selling & Furnishing: Felony - Section 11360 (H & S)
- Employment of Minors for
Unlawful Transactions: Felony - Section 11361 (H & S)
- Disorderly Conduct: Under
the Influence - Section 647 (f) Penal Code
- Barbiturates, LSD, PCP,
Amphetamines & Methamphetamines
- Possession of Certain
Controlled Substances: Felony/Misdemeanor - Section 11377 (H & S)
- Possession for Sale: Felony
- Section 11378 (H & S)
- Transporting, Importing,
and/or Selling Controlled Substance: Felony - Section 11379 (H & S)
- Under the Influence of a
Controlled Substance: Misdemeanor - Section 11550 (H & S)
- Heroin, Cocaine and Crack
Cocaine
- Possession of Controlled
Substance: Felony - Section 11350 (H & S)
- Possession for Sale: Felony
- Section 11351 (H & S)
- Importing, Selling and/or
Furnishing Controlled Substance: Felony - Section 11352 (H & S)
- Under the Influence of a
Controlled Substance: Misdemeanor - Section 11550 (H & S)
- Section 76033 of the Education
Code prohibits "the use, sale, or possession on campus of, or
presence on campus under the influence of, any controlled substance, or
any poison classified as such by Schedule D in Section 4160 of the Business
& Professions Code"
Federal
Law
- U S Code (USC)
- Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
Helpful Resources
Alcoholics Anonymous - Contra Costa
Intergroup - meetings & information
Narcotics Anonymous - Contra Costa Area
- meetings & information
Contra Costa
Health Servcies -- Local
alcohol and drug treatment prevention
Visit Counseling or the Student Life Center for
information about our free Confidential Student Assistance program.