Maintaining a Drug-Free Campus at UTMB and its associated clinics
When an individual becomes dependent on drugs or alcohol, the effects can be devastating and widespread. Physical and mental health is damaged. Relationships with family, friends and colleagues suffer. Quality of work diminishes. The toll exacted by substance abuse is heavy and avoidable. As a major academic health science center, UTMB must operate in a way consistent with the trust society has placed in us. With this trust comes certain responsibilities and obligations. Among these is the obligation to function in an unimpaired manner and to maintain a professional environment free from the influence of drugs and alcohol. Every member of the UTMB community must recognize and remedy substance abuse problems ourselves, and we must do all that we can to help others do the same, whether the other person is a student, colleague or patient. This publication provides information on the most commonly abused drugs, consequences of abuse, and outlines the university, state and federal penalties for such abuse. In addition, the brochure provides resources for help if you or someone you know is struggling with drugs or alcohol.