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2001 December Report of the Auditor General of Canada
December 2001 Report—Chapter 11
Exhibit 11.1—Illicit and legal substances that can be abused
|
Substance |
Examples |
Illegal acts |
|---|---|---|
|
Tobacco |
Cigarettes, cigars |
Use in some public places, sale to minors |
|
Alcohol |
Wine, beer, spirits |
Driving while intoxicated, sale to minors, use in prison |
|
Substances covered by the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act* |
Heroin, LSD, cocaine, marijuana, ecstasy, medications such as antidepressants and tranquillizers, and sport enhancing substances such as anabolic steroids |
Possession and trafficking of cocaine and heroin, medications obtained without a proper prescription from a physician, possession of a banned substance by an athlete, smuggling cocaine into the country aboard an aircraft, possession of proceeds from selling drugs illegally |
|
Other substances |
Inhalants such as model airplane glue and gasoline |
Not illegal but very harmful when abused |
*Use of many substances under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act are legal under restricted circumstances, such as drugs prescribed by a medical physician, including most recently "medicinal" marijuana. Many can also be used legally, without a medical prescription, such as mild pain relief pills that are available over the counter and contain low dosages of codeine, a controlled substance.