<p>I was recently suspended from my university for one semester (fall 2013) for the possession of 3 aderrall pills. However, my school allows and appeal to be sent in and decided on by an appellate board...and I have not heard there verdict yet. Right now I am terrified of what the potential results are going to be and am praying they allow me back on the grounds of differed suspension (a period of close monitoring by the school in which I must prove I'm worthy of attending) .</p>
<p>I would like advice on what to do if I am suspended. I am honestly a good kid who took the pills from my roommate because I was worried my parents would pull me out if I didn't do well on finals. I had kept the pills in my wallet after deciding not to use them and lost my wallet, which was turned into campus police and they obviously found the pills. I haven't told my parents yet ( I am waiting on the verdict ) and am almost scared to. I don't want to transfer but feel my parents might not allow me back at the school if I am suspended. I would literally do anything for a second chance at my school, but what should I do if i'm suspended?</p>
<p>Right now my current plan is to get a job (I already have a job and internship for the summer) during the suspension period and take classes at the local community college and pay for it myself to compensate my parents. I know this is all hypothetical..but I feel really lost right now and would appreciate advice.</p>
<p>OP, I don’t know enough about you, your parents, or your particular situation to give you very good advice. I can tell you that as a parent who has been around this block a few times, I would want you to level with me right now. I’m liable to find out eventually, and if you tell me NOW, even though it might suck for a while, I’ll be better equipped to help you, and we can get a string of GOOD decisions going and turn this thing around before it crashes and burns.</p>
<p>Eli - You have got to be kidding?! So he looses his wallet, someone else picks it up, stashes three rx pills inside, and then either discards or loses the wallet?! </p>
<p>Moving on…</p>
<p>OP, please go level with your parents right away. You screwed up. They are going to be frustrated, concerned, angry, and you’re going to have to cover all of this ground before you move forward with them. What you are doing now is adding an unnecessary additional factor of not telling them. It’s just going to compound everything. Tell them now. Yes, you used poor judgement, but this is not a game changer. No one’s dead, in jail in a foreign country, etc. This is suspension for three RX pills that did not belong to you. It’s wrong and dangerous, you know that. Talk to your parents. Honestly, you will feel better.</p>
<p>^^I very much doubt that the OP needs to worry about being convicted of a felony in this instance.<br>
You need to tell your parents what happened, and asap. They know you. They’re your parents. Don’t wait to find out the verdict, as it will not help in building trust with your folks, which should be a concern right now. They may be angry, but if you are straight with them, they’ll want to help you out of this mess. If you continue to hide this from them, when they do find out, they will be much more likely to want you out of the school anyway, as they may see it as an unsafe place for you.<br>
These things always come out in the end. The earlier you fess up, the better the outcome will be.</p>
<p>You made a poor decision (accepting or taking the pills from your roommate), followed by a good decision (not to take them). This was a momentary lapse in judgement. Tell your parents - they’re going to find out one way or another, and it’s better if they hear it from you now, rather than you having to explain later. Don’t compound the problem by adding lies by omission.</p>
<p>Stop acting like a scared kid and face the reality that bad decisions and poor judgement have put you in deep trouble.
Full and immediate disclosure to your parents.
You and your parents need to consult a lawyer, you should have done this earlier in the appeal process.
Your parents will yell but will support you especially since you messed up so badly.
The most urgent problem, keeping you in college and this off your record.
Man up.</p>
<p>I’m not trying to scare the OP - but he/she could be in SERIOUS trouble if this is turned over to legal authorities. </p>
<p>In our state, this past year, we had 11 or 12 kids at one of our high schools charged, jailed, convicted and sentenced for felony charges just such as this. Sale, distribution and purchase of prescription medicine.</p>
<p>As you have said, OP MUST tell his/her parents YESTERDAY. They need to help.</p>
<p>“I am honestly a good kid who took the pills from my roommate because I was worried my parents would pull me out if I didn’t do well on finals. I had kept the pills in my wallet after deciding not to use them and lost my wallet, which was turned into campus police and they obviously found the pills.”</p>
<p>It sounds totally like a fish story to me. How did the campus police know they are Adderall, and, if they did, how would they know they weren’t prescribed? </p>
<p>But I’ll go with it. First thing - tell your parents. Second thing: get a lawyer. That’s what they are for. </p>
<p>As for the school, I am thankful they are taking what appears to me to be reasonable action.</p>
<p>"It sounds totally like a fish story to me. How did the campus police know they are Adderall, and, if they did, how would they know they weren’t prescribed? "</p>
<p>Well when I went to pick up my wallet they took me into a room and showed me the pills and asked me if I knew what they were. I told them yes and that they were my roommates (who has a prescription) and they drove to the dorm to confirm with him. Not sure what’s fishy about that.</p>
<p>To all the people suggesting a lawyer…The appeal is through the school and a lawyer is not allowed to help me construct my essay. The school considers it an administrative affair and there is no chance of me being prosecuted in any type of civil court or any charges being placed on my record.</p>
<p>I’m also confused. Is the suspension for the possession of Adderall per se (unlikely) or because you stole or bought the pills from your roommate? Lots of kids have Adderall prescriptions and the college does not monitor what prescription drugs students are taking. So why would the administration be involved unless there was theft or dealing involved?</p>
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<p>It doesn’t matter what the school thinks. They don’t have the ability to decide what is a crime and what is not. You need a lawyer. Tell your parents.</p>
<p>Adderral is a Schedule II CSA med-the same classification as cocaine, Demerol, Oxycotin
Possession without a prescription is a felony.
OP, school officials can turn your case over to the police at any time.
Be smart, lawyer up.
BTW, your room mate could be charged with distribution since you identified him as your source.
He may want to tell his parents so they can get him a lawyer.
Give him a heads up.
Options for keeping this off your academic record is better examined with a lawyer.
If you are criminally charged, then you want to already have counsel arranged.
This is beyond avoiding your parents’ anger.</p>
<p>OP, is the university suspending you because you were in possession of a controlled substance without a prescription or because they suspect you of academic dishonesty for possibly using a performance enhancing substance during an exam? If they are concerned about the ethical issues of using a performane enhancing substance to gain an academic advantage they are unlikely to involve the police. On the other hand if your university has no policy with regard to academic performance enhancing substances it is most likely they are concerned about the criminal aspects of your situation and may turn the matter over to the police. You need a lawyer.</p>
<p>Also, whether you took your roomates medication with or without his permission, count on him claiming you stole it because he also faces very strict criminal penalties if he either gave or sold it to you.</p>
<p>Our state has a poison control center. It is not unheard of for parents or even law enforcement to phone in for help identifying pills. Rx have identifying marks. I doubt very much security needed OP to identify the pills found in the wallet. Chances are, they already knew what they had. </p>
<p>I don’t know if I agree with the advice to lawyer up. It seems as likely that the school sees the lawyer and then decides they’d better turn the matter over to the authorities to C their own A’s rather than just suspend you.</p>
<p>It’s pretty easy to identify pills via certain websites. Prescription pills have distinctive markings. Here is one such website to identify pills:</p>
<p>@OP - you were very evasive about how you got the pills. This makes me suspect, like others, that you stole them. You need to tell your parents ASAP to develop a plan.</p>