When Jonathan Gibralter became president of Frostburg (Maryland) State University, one of the first things he did was institute a zero-tolerance policy on drug and alcohol use. Though some students were upset, many thanked him.

"Gibralter's public stand places him in a growing but still small minority of university presidents who openly acknowledge that substance-abuse issues are present on campus. Progressive colleges and universities are shifting their primary efforts from individual users to the entire campus community..."

Gibralter said his decision was influenced, in large part, by his experience running a drug and alcohol prevention program at another university. During his service in that capacity, Gibralter said, he and his wife urged the school's president to take action against the institution's glaring drug and alcohol problems. Source: University Business

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