Cannabis
It is perfectly safe to buy Cannabis from ANY source.
FALSE: unlike dispensaries which are heavily regulated, drugs sold from a dealer are likely to have other substances to cut down on cost (other green herbs) or increase the chance of addiction (fentanyl)
Prescription drugs are perfectly safe to use in any dosage since they are legal
FALSE: Prescriptions have recommended doses for a reason, some drugs lose effectiveness less than the recommended dose and many others are lethal at too high a dose.
It is illegal to sell alcohol on Sundays in Illinois
FALSE: while not uncommon for many stores to choose not to sell alcohol on sundays, or liquor stores to be closed, there is no law in Illinois prohibiting alcohol sales on Sunday. Some states do have these "blue laws"
The best way to treat addiction to harder drugs such as Heroin is to severely punish and jail people who are repeat users
FALSE: In many European countries, attitudes towards addiction to hard drugs is to not criminalize them, and offer safer environments to consume them while weaning off. These countries have seen a drastic decline in drug related deaths since these laws were passed
When a person is overdosing, that person can be incriminated by law enforcement when emergency services are called and that person has an illegal substance in their system.
FALSE, if someone is overdosing on a substance, law enforcement cannot charge that person with a crime. This is intended to not deter people from calling for help to save a life
It is legal for anyone in Illinois to possess cannabis
FALSE: A person under 21 years of age with cannabis in his or her possession is guilty of a civil law violation as outlined in paragraph (a) of Section 4 of the Cannabis Control Act.
It is illegal to consume prescription drugs that are not prescribed in your name, even if you have the same exact prescription in your name.
TRUE: regardless of events such as forgetting your prescription at home or running out without the funds to renew
It is legal as an adult to have some alcohol in your system when operating a motor vehicle in Illinois
TRUE: It is illegal to drive if your BAC is . 08 percent or more. However, you can be convicted of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) if your BAC is less than . 08 percent and your driving ability is impaired.
Hard drugs can only be obtained through illegal methods (obtained on the street)
FALSE: Drugs such as Adderall, Lyrica, Xanax, Oxycontin, and Vicodin are all considered hard drugs, with a high likelihood of addiction and a negative impact on societal order.
There is an over the counter drug used to stop halt an opioid overdose that is available to purchase
TRUE: Narcan is what emergency services use when treating an overdose and is available at pharmacies
It is legal for an adult in Illinois to possess ANY amount of Cannabis
FALSE: An adult Illinois resident may possess up to 30 grams of cannabis flower, five grams of cannabis concentrate and up to 500 milligrams of THC in a cannabis infused product.
Many police departments have drop off boxes for prescription drugs to be dropped off and disposed of
TRUE: However, the Champaign, Urbana and University of Illinois Police Departments have discontinued their prescription drug collection box program. The prescription drug boxes located in the lobby of each respective department have been removed and prescription medication for disposal will no longer be accepted by the agencies.
The departments elected to discontinue the prescription drug box program largely due to safety concerns for the employees that empty and handle the contents of the drug box. On numerous occasions, prohibited items were found amongst the contents to include uncapped, used hypodermic needles, jeopardizing the safety of employees.
It is illegal to have any alcohol in your system while driving under the age of 21 in Illinois.
TRUE: Under Illinois' Zero Tolerance Law, a driver under age 21 caught with any trace of alcohol in his/her system will lose his/her driving privileges.
The CIA tested the use of LSD and the possibility to brainwash people using it and various forms of psychological torture.
TRUE: The program known as Mk-Ultra was an illegal human experiment that sought to weaken individuals during interrogations to make them more palatable to telling the truth. They were administered LSD or other chemicals without the subjects' consent, and induced electroshocks, hypnosis, sensory deprivation, isolation, verbal and sexual abuse, and other forms of torture to coerce them to speak.
Prior to his Hollywood hit films such as Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. struggled in his early adulthood with addiction to a number of drugs.
TRUE: He was arrested a few times in the late 90's-early 2000's for various drug offences. He said he had been addicted to drugs since the age of eight, due to the fact that his father, also an addict, had been giving them to him.
It is not legal to possess Cannabis plants in the state of Illinois
FALSE: You can only grow cannabis if you have a Medical Cannabis Card. You must be 21 years or older. You can grow up to 5 cannabis plants in your home. They must be in a locked room, with no access to anyone under 21. It must be outside of public view and with permission from the owner.
A landlord can ban renters from growing cannabis on the property if the ban is in the lease.
Renters can never grow cannabis in federally-subsidized housing.
Caucasian Americans are most likely to abuse stimulants (Adderall)
TRUE: Additionally, college initiates to stimulants are more likely to abuse them as study aids whereas pre-college initiates are more likely to abuse stimulants for fun or out of curiosity.
There is no jailtime possible if caught with alcohol in your system under the age of 18
FALSE: underage drinking is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine up to $500 and/or jail time up to six months.
Those who have taken LSD at any point in time are disqualified from becoming an astronaut.
FALSE: While astronauts are required to drug test before entering the program, contrary to rumors circulating the internet that LSD is stored in the spinal cord or other parts of your body long-term, the pharmacological evidence shows LSD has a short half-life of 175 minutes, undergoing enzymatic metabolism into more polar and therefore water-soluble compounds such as 2-oxo-3-hydroxy-LSD that are eliminated through the urine. No evidence of long term storage of LSD in the body exists.
Roughly 50 percent of individuals with severe mental disorders are affected by substance abuse
TRUE: Additionally, thirty-seven percent of alcohol abusers and 53 percent of drug abusers also have at least one serious mental illness
Founder of Apple Steve Jobs was known for smoking Cannabis
TRUE: In addition to dropping acid (LSD), Jobs was known to toke up and/or eat the occasional pot brownie.
The deadliest drug currently by rate is Fentanyl, a painkiller
TRUE: Fentanyl is a factor in more half of overdose deaths.
Alcohol has been linked to an increased risk for certain cancers, such as those of the liver, esophagus, throat, and larynx
TRUE: Cirrhosis of the Liver is also one of the most common cause of deaths for alcoholics.
Peyote or Mescaline is legal to consume as part of indigenous tribal rituals
TRUE: Members of the Native American Church are exempt from this restriction. Section 1307.31 Native American Church. The listing of peyote as a controlled substance in Schedule I does not apply to the nondrug use of peyote in bona fide religious ceremonies of the Native American Church, and members of the Native American Church so using peyote are exempt from registration. Any person who manufactures peyote for or distributes peyote to the Native American Church, however, is required to obtain registration annually and to comply with all other requirements of law.
Some illegal substances are known to have beneficial effects on severe mental and physical health disorders.
TRUE: In clinical research settings around the world, renewed investigations are taking place on the use of psychedelic substances for treating illnesses such as addiction, depression, anxiety and posttraumatic stress disorder