Controlled Substances

The following conditions are prohibited while enrolled at UNC, on immersion experiences, or otherwise engaged in UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy business, on or off the UNC ESOP premises:

• The illegal use, abuse, possession, manufacture, dispensation, distribution of, or impairment by Controlled Substances* or Restricted Substances*.

UNC ESOP students may be required to undergo screening for Controlled Substance and/or Restricted Substances under the following conditions:

• Reasonable suspicion that a substance abuse problem exists
• Drug screen required by clinical immersion site, prior to rotation
• Reasonable suspicion that a student is under the influence of a Controlled Substance or a Restricted Substance.

In the case of a confirmed test result, the student may be referred for further assessment and/or counseling. Students will be expected to incur any associated costs for additional assessments and/or counseling. Furthermore, the student will be referred to the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Scholastic Achievement and Progressions Committee and may be subject to dismissal.

*Controlled Substances include, but are not limited to marijuana, opiates, amphetamines, barbiturates, heroin, and similar drugs whose possession and use are prohibited under state or federal law; so-called “designer drugs,” “look-alikes,” synthetic drugs, and similar substances.

*Restricted Substances are prescription drugs, unless validly prescribed by a student’s physician and used as prescribed, and other substances whose use may be abused although they are available legally (such as alcohol, cough syrup and other over-the-counter medications), and substances not intended for human
consumption (such as glue).