Alcohol and Drug Education and Prevention

Central Wyoming College has the responsibility of maintaining an educational environment conducive to academic achievement and of assisting students to be successful. CWC recognizes that the use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs interfere with students’ educational goals and, therefore, is committed to facilitating a drug free learning environment. Students, faculty and staff will have access to alcohol and other drug education. As well as educating the college community, CWC has very stringent policies governing the use of alcohol and other drugs on campus or at CWC-sponsored activities.

In addition, students should be aware that according to the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 (Section 5301) students who receive federal financial aid (e.g., Pell Grant, Stafford Loans) must certify that they will not engage in the unlawful manufacture, distribution, dispensation, possession or use of a controlled substance during the period covered by the aid. If students are convicted of drug distribution or possession, the court may suspend their eligibility for Title IV Financial Aid.

CRIMINAL SANCTIONS FOR ALCOHOL OFFENSES

Local Laws

Offense: Possession of alcohol by minors
- Sanction: Up to $750 fine and/or 6 months in jail.
Offense: Consumption, actual possession, or constructive possession of alcoholic liquor or malt beverages by minors
- Sanction: Up to $750 fine and/or 6 months in jail.
Offense: Public intoxication for minors; public intoxication for all others
- Sanction: Up to $750 fine and/or 6 months in jail.
Offense: Consumption from or possession of an open container in public
- Sanction: Up to $750 fine and/or 6 months in jail.
Offense: Consumption from or possession of an open container while operating a motor vehicle
- Sanction: Up to $750 fine and/or 6 months in jail.
Offense: Driving under the influence
- Sanction: Up to $750 fine and/or 6 months in jail.
Offense: Delivery of alcohol to a minor
- Sanction: Up to $750 fine and/or 6 months in jail.

State Laws

Offense: Skiing while impaired (W.S. 6-9-301)
- Sanction: Up to $750 fine and/or 20 days in jail.
Offense: Delivery or sale of alcohol to minors (W.S. 12-6-101)
- Sanction: Up to $750 fine and/or 6 months in jail.
Offense: Transportation or possession of alcohol with intent to deliver to minors in motor vehicles (W.S. 12-6-102)
- Sanction: Up to $1,000 fine and/or 1 year in jail. (More severe penalties for second offenders)
Offense: Purchase of alcohol using false ID (W.S. 12-6-101c)
- Sanction: Up to $750 fine and/or 6 months in jail.
Offense: Minor in dispensing room (W.S. 12-5-203a)
- Sanction: Up to $750 fine and/or 6 months in jail.
Offense: Minor in possession of alcohol (W.S. 12-6-101b)
- Sanction: Up to $750 fine and/or 6 months in jail.
Offense: Driving under the influence (W.S. 31-5-233)
- Sanction: Same as DUI for drug charges.
Offense: Aggravated homicide by vehicle (W.S. 6-2-106bi)
- Sanction: Up to $10,000 fine and/or 20 years’ imprisonment and/or revocation of driver’s license.
Offense: Operating a watercraft under the influence (W.S. 41-13-206)
- Sanction: Same as DUI for drug charges.
Offense: Unlawful operation of vehicle by youthful driver with detectable alcohol concentration (W.S. 31-5-234)
- Sanction: Person younger than 21 years of age with 0.02% alcohol concentration results in license suspension or denial.
Offense: Consumption and possession of alcoholic beverages in opened containers by operator of vehicle prohibited (W.S. 31-5-235)
- Sanction: Up to $500 fine and/or 6 months in jail.

CRIMINAL SANCTIONS FOR DRUG OFFENSES

Local Laws

Offense: Use, Possession or Sale of Controlled Substances
- Sanction: Up to $750 fine and/or 6 months in jail.
Offense: Driving Under the Influence
- Sanction: Up to $750 fine and/or 6 months in jail.
Offense: Driving under the influence
- Sanction: Up to $750 fine and 6 months in jail.

State Laws

Offense: Delivery of, or possession with intent to deliver, drug paraphernalia (W.S. 35-7-1056)
- Sanction: Up to $750 fine and/or 6 months in jail.
Offense: Delivery of drug paraphernalia to a minor (W.S. 35-7-1057)
- Sanction: Up to $2,500 fine and/or 5 years in jail.
Offense: Possession, manufacture or delivery of controlled substances (W.S. 35-7-1031)
- Sanction: Up to $25,000 fine and/or 20 years in jail, depending upon the type of substance. (Double penalties for second offenders.)
Offense: Distribution by person over 18 years of age to person under 18 years of age and three years younger (W.S. 35-76-1036)
- Sanction: Up to double the penalties of W.S. 35-7-1031.
Offense: Driving under the influence (W.S. 31-5-233)
- Sanction: Up to $750 fine and/or 6 months in jail and/or revocation of driver’s license. (More severe penalties for repeat offenders and those causing bodily injury)
Offense: Using or being under the influence of controlled substances (W.S. 35-7-1039)
- Sanction: Up to $100 fine and/or 90 days in jail. (Double penalties for second offenders.)
Offense: Possession or cultivation of marijuana, peyote or opium (W.S. 35-7-1040)
- Sanction: Up to $1,000 fine and/or 90 days in jail. (Double penalties for second offenders.)

Federal Laws

Offense: Simple possession of controlled substances (21 USCS 844)
- Sanction: Up to $5,000 fine and/or 1 year in jail. (More severe penalties for repeat offenders)
Offense: Distribution to person under 21 years of age, near or in schools and employment or use of person under 18 years of age in drug operations (21USCS 845)
- Sanction: Up to $30,000 fine and/or life imprisonment.
Offense: Manufacture, distribution or possession with intent to distribute controlled substances or counterfeit controlled substances (21 USCS 841)
- Sanction: Up to $2,000,000 fine and/or 40 years’ imprisonment. (More severe penalties for repeat offenders, those causing the death of another person or distributing to a person under 21 years of age.)

Drugs	Trade or other names	Physical Dependence	Psychological Dependence	Possible Effects	Effects of Overdose	Withdrawal Syndrome
Narcotics
Opium	Dover’s Powder, Paregoric, Parepectolin	High	High	Euphoria, Drowsiness, Respiratory depression, constricted pupils, nausea, tolerance develops, Slow and shallow breathing. Watery eyes, runny nose, yawing	Slow and shallow breathing, clammy skin convulsions, coma, possible death, loss of appetite, irritability.	Watery eyes, runny nose, loss of appetite, tremors, panic, cramps, nausea, chills and sweating, possible death.
Morphine	Morphine, MS-Contin, Roxanol, Roxanol-SR	High	High
Codeine	Tylenol w/Codeine, Empirin w/ Codeine, Robitussin A-C, Fiorinal w/ Codeine	Moderate	Moderate
Heroin	Diacetylmorphine, Horse, Smack	High	High
Hydromorphone	Dilaudid	High	High
Meperidine	Demerol, Mepergan	High	High
Methadone	Dolophine, Methadone, Methadose	High	High-Low
Other	Numorphan, Percodan, Percocet, Tylox, Tussionex, Fentanyl, Darvon, Lomotil, Talwin	High-Low	High-Low

Depressants
Chloral Hydrate	Noctec	Moderate	Moderate	Slurred Speech, Disorientation, drunken without odor of alcohol, tolerance develops	Shallow respiration, clammy skin, dilated pupils, weak and rapid pulse, coma, possible death	Anxiety, insomnia, tremors, behavior delirium, convulsions, possible death.
Benzodiazepines	Ativan, Dalmane, Diazepam, Librium, Xanax, Serax	Low	High-Moderate
Methaqualone	Quaalude	High	High-Moderate
Glutethimide	Doriden	High- Moderate	High-Moderate
Other	Equanil, Miltown, Noludar, Placidyl, Valmid	High- Moderate	High-Moderate

Stimulants
Cocaine	Coke, Flake, Snow, Crack	High	High	Increased alertness, excitation, euphoria, increased pulse rate and blood pressure, insomnia, loss of appetite, tolerance develops	Agitation, increase in body temperature, hallucinations, convulsions, possible death	Apathy, long periods of sleep, irritability, depression, disorientation
Amphetamines	Biphetamine, delcobase, Desozyn, Dexedrine, Obetrol	High	High
Methamphetamine	Crank, Speed, Go Fast	High	High
Phenmetrazine	Preludin	Possible	High
Methylphenidate	Ritalin	Possible	Moderate
Other	Adipex, Cylert, Didrex, Ionamin, Melfiat, Pegine, Anorex, Tenuate, Tepanil, Prelu-2

Hallucinogens
LSD	Acid, Microdot	None	Unknown	Illusions & hallucinations, poor perception time and distance, tolerance develops	Longer more intense “trip: episodes, psychosis, possible death	Withdrawal Syndromes not reported
Mescaline & Peyote	Amxc, Buttons, Cactus	None	Unknown
Variants	2.5DMA, PMA, STP, MDA, MDMA, TMA, DOM, DOB	Unknown	Unknown
Phencyclidine	PCP, Angel Dust, Hog	Unknown	High
Analogues	PCE, PCP, PCPy, TCP, PCE, PCPy, TCP,	High	High
Other Hallucinogens	Bufotenine, ibogsine, DMT, DEP, Psilocybin, PCE, PCPy, TCP	High	High

Cannabis
Marijuana	Pot, Acapulco Gold, grass, reefer, sinsemilla, Thai sticks	Unknown	Moderate	Euphoria, relaxed inhibitions, increased appetite, disoriented behavior, tolerance develops.	Fatigue, paranoia, possible psychosis.	Insomnia, hyperactivity and decreased appetite occasionally reported.
Tetrahydrocannabinol	THC, Marinol	Unknown	Moderate
Hashish	Hash	Unknown	Moderate
Hashish Oil	Hash Oil	Unknown	Moderate

Alcohol

Malt Beverage is beer, 1/2 of 1% to 6% alcohol

Unfortified Wine is not more than 17% alcohol

Fortified Wine is wine of not more than 24% alcohol

Spirituous Liquor is distilled spirits or ethyl alcohol, including spirits of wine, whiskey, rum, brandy, gin, etc.

Mixed Beverage is a drink composed in whole or part of spirituous liquor and

served at restaurants, hotels and private clubs licensed by the State.

Psychologically and physically addictive; can lead to depression of the immune system; increased risk of heart disease, cancer,

accidents, hypertension; damage to unborn fetus, impotence levels. Mothers

who drink alcohol during pregnancy may give birth to infants with Fetal Alcohol

Syndrome

Very high doses cause

Respiratory failure and death. If combined with other depressants of the central nervous system, much lower dose of alcohol will produce the effects just

described.

Repeated use of alcohol

can lead to dependence.

Sudden cessation of alcohol intake is likely to produce withdrawal symptoms, including severe anxiety,

tremors, hallucinations, and convulsions. Alcohol withdrawal can be life threatening. Long-term consumption of large quantities of alcohol, particularly when combined with poor nutrition, can also lead to permanent damage to vital organs such as the brain and the liver.