Policy on Chemically Dependent For Pharmacy Students :
The Purdue University College of Pharmacy (APurdue@) recognizes chemical dependency, defined as
physical or psychological dependency to alcohol, prescription drugs, or illicit drugs, as a disease that can
affect anyone, including pharmacy students- Purdue also recognizes that students suffering fi'om a
chemical dependency are reluctant to seek treatment due to fear of losing their professional standing in
the Purdue academic program- To address these concerns, this policy is being implemented to protect
students and the public by providing a confidential means for chemically dependent pharmacy students to
obtain treatment while continuing their Purdue education-
When evidence is found that a chemical dependency may exist, as defined on appendix A, students may
seek assistance themselves or be confidentially referred for a chemical dependency evaluation, by a peer,
administrator, or law enforcement- The referral will be confidentially reviewed by the Senior Associate
Dean or a designated faculty member who will meet with the student and determine whether an evaluation
by a chemical dependency healthcare provider is necessary- Denial and refusal of the evaluation or
treatment when chemical dependency has been determined may result in expulsion from Purdue- A
chemically dependent student who agrees to fully comply with recommended treatment will be referred to
the Indiana Pharmacist Recovery Network, Inc- (PRN) for assistance and maintenance of the student’s
treatment- During treatment, Purdue will make reasonable eflorts to assist in maintaining the student’s
academic responsibilities, provided that the student fully complies with all requirements of the treatment
program-
During treatment, the student may be required to sign a contract with PRN that would be effective for the
remainder of the student’s education and after graduation as determined by PRN- Random urine or serum
samples may be required as part of the PRN recovery agreement- Compliance with PRN’s requirements,
along with maintaining Purdue’s academic and ethical standards, will entitle the student to proceed in
Purdue’s professional pharmacy program-
This policy is intended to provide chemically dependent Purdue pharmacy students the opportunity to
complete the Purdue professional pharmacy program without penalty, provided the student satisfies the
requirements stated herein-
Purdue pharmacy students that display the following behaviors may be referred for a chemical
dependency evaluation:
Continued or Repeated...
* Behavior conflicts with their own personal values
* Declining study or work perfonnance
* Poor interpersonal relations
* Marked changes in study patterns
* Diminishing lifestyle
* Defensive behavior such as withdrawal, blame, denial, hostility, aggression, grandiosity, etc-
* Legal difliculties concerning substance abuse
* Absenteeism
° Excessive absences for Aillness@
° Monday and Friday absences
° Excessive tardiness
° Leaving classes early
° Peculiar and increasing improbable excuses for absences
° Higher absenteeism rate than for other students
° Frequent unscheduled short-term absences
° Frequent trips to water fountain or restroom
° Physical illness
Illness/Absence Policy :
The College is committed to working with students who find it necessary to be absent due to illness or
other unavoidable circumstances and a working policy to address absences is outlined as follows:
If a student will be absent for a period of less than three days and arrangements can be made by the
student to make up missed work, no notification to the College is necessary. However, if a student
absence results in missing an examination, quiz or other graded assignment, or the student will be absent
for three days or more, the student is responsible for notifying the course instructor(s) and the Senior
Associate Dean in the College of the absence- Whenever possible, this notification should be given prior
to any exam, quiz or assignment due date- If a student will miss multiple examinations or assignments,
the Senior Associate Dean should be contacted and he will notify course instructors of the absence on
behalf of the student with the expectation that the student will make contact with each instructor upon
retum to class- Ifa student is going to be absent for an extended period of time (e-g- one week or more),
the University Dean of Students Office should be notified as well- Normally, a course syllabus will
outline the absence policy for a given class, and students should review the course syllabus for this
information- Only the course instructor may excuse a class absence- Absences for non-illness related
reasons are subject to these policies as well- If an anticipated absence is due to a Umversity-approved
event (eg, professional meeting, PMO, athletics, national competition), the Senior Associate Dean will
contact the course instructor(s) on behalf of the affected student(s)- However, the course instructor will
make the final decision on whether to excuse the absence- Absences for such activities as family
vacations, weddings, or other events are not normally considered as approved absences- Students should
not make travel plans for the end of semesters or for times when classes will not be in session (e-g-,
Thanksgiving, winter break, spring break) that require absence when class or examination periods will
still be in efl'ect- Questions regarding the College absence policy should be directed to the Senior
Associate Dean-
The Purdue University College of Pharmacy (APurdue@) recognizes chemical dependency, defined as
physical or psychological dependency to alcohol, prescription drugs, or illicit drugs, as a disease that can
affect anyone, including pharmacy students- Purdue also recognizes that students suffering fi'om a
chemical dependency are reluctant to seek treatment due to fear of losing their professional standing in
the Purdue academic program- To address these concerns, this policy is being implemented to protect
students and the public by providing a confidential means for chemically dependent pharmacy students to
obtain treatment while continuing their Purdue education-
When evidence is found that a chemical dependency may exist, as defined on appendix A, students may
seek assistance themselves or be confidentially referred for a chemical dependency evaluation, by a peer,
administrator, or law enforcement- The referral will be confidentially reviewed by the Senior Associate
Dean or a designated faculty member who will meet with the student and determine whether an evaluation
by a chemical dependency healthcare provider is necessary- Denial and refusal of the evaluation or
treatment when chemical dependency has been determined may result in expulsion from Purdue- A
chemically dependent student who agrees to fully comply with recommended treatment will be referred to
the Indiana Pharmacist Recovery Network, Inc- (PRN) for assistance and maintenance of the student’s
treatment- During treatment, Purdue will make reasonable eflorts to assist in maintaining the student’s
academic responsibilities, provided that the student fully complies with all requirements of the treatment
program-
During treatment, the student may be required to sign a contract with PRN that would be effective for the
remainder of the student’s education and after graduation as determined by PRN- Random urine or serum
samples may be required as part of the PRN recovery agreement- Compliance with PRN’s requirements,
along with maintaining Purdue’s academic and ethical standards, will entitle the student to proceed in
Purdue’s professional pharmacy program-
This policy is intended to provide chemically dependent Purdue pharmacy students the opportunity to
complete the Purdue professional pharmacy program without penalty, provided the student satisfies the
requirements stated herein-
Purdue pharmacy students that display the following behaviors may be referred for a chemical
dependency evaluation:
Continued or Repeated...
* Behavior conflicts with their own personal values
* Declining study or work perfonnance
* Poor interpersonal relations
* Marked changes in study patterns
* Diminishing lifestyle
* Defensive behavior such as withdrawal, blame, denial, hostility, aggression, grandiosity, etc-
* Legal difliculties concerning substance abuse
* Absenteeism
° Excessive absences for Aillness@
° Monday and Friday absences
° Excessive tardiness
° Leaving classes early
° Peculiar and increasing improbable excuses for absences
° Higher absenteeism rate than for other students
° Frequent unscheduled short-term absences
° Frequent trips to water fountain or restroom
° Physical illness
Illness/Absence Policy :
The College is committed to working with students who find it necessary to be absent due to illness or
other unavoidable circumstances and a working policy to address absences is outlined as follows:
If a student will be absent for a period of less than three days and arrangements can be made by the
student to make up missed work, no notification to the College is necessary. However, if a student
absence results in missing an examination, quiz or other graded assignment, or the student will be absent
for three days or more, the student is responsible for notifying the course instructor(s) and the Senior
Associate Dean in the College of the absence- Whenever possible, this notification should be given prior
to any exam, quiz or assignment due date- If a student will miss multiple examinations or assignments,
the Senior Associate Dean should be contacted and he will notify course instructors of the absence on
behalf of the student with the expectation that the student will make contact with each instructor upon
retum to class- Ifa student is going to be absent for an extended period of time (e-g- one week or more),
the University Dean of Students Office should be notified as well- Normally, a course syllabus will
outline the absence policy for a given class, and students should review the course syllabus for this
information- Only the course instructor may excuse a class absence- Absences for non-illness related
reasons are subject to these policies as well- If an anticipated absence is due to a Umversity-approved
event (eg, professional meeting, PMO, athletics, national competition), the Senior Associate Dean will
contact the course instructor(s) on behalf of the affected student(s)- However, the course instructor will
make the final decision on whether to excuse the absence- Absences for such activities as family
vacations, weddings, or other events are not normally considered as approved absences- Students should
not make travel plans for the end of semesters or for times when classes will not be in session (e-g-,
Thanksgiving, winter break, spring break) that require absence when class or examination periods will
still be in efl'ect- Questions regarding the College absence policy should be directed to the Senior
Associate Dean-
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