Legal and Social Consequences of Drug Use | Part Three
- Overview of Controlled Drug Laws
- Controlled Drug Schedules
- Questions About Drug Legalities
- How would a drug conviction affect my life?
- College Financial Aid
- Career
- Employment
- Licenses
- Travel
- Social Status
- What if I am not using drugs, but I am around friends who are, can I get in trouble?
- What is medical marijuana and is it legal to use in the U.S.?
- What will happen if I get caught with a small amount of marijuana?
- Is it possible to test positive for marijuana (THC) from exposure to second hand smoke?
- Overview of Drunk Driving Laws
- Questions About Driving Under the Influence
- My friends have brought open bottles of liquor into my car before to take to parties. I never drink any before I drive, which means I won’t get in
- Sometimes I go to a party and have just one beer or a few sips of alcohol here and there. Will I get a DUI if I get pulled over?
- I sometimes leave a party feeling relatively sober and okay to drive, but then about 10 minutes into the drive home I notice that I am quite drunk
- I’ve heard that drunk drivers appear less intoxicated if they are pulled over because it gets their adrenaline pumping, is this true?
- Who decides what happens if I get pulled over for drinking and driving?
- What happens if I get caught more than once for drinking and driving?
- What is “drugged driving?”
- Is drugged driving illegal?
- If I get pulled over and the officer asks me to take a drug test, am I required by law to do so?
- If I am in a state that extends their implied consent laws to drugged driving, but I still refuse to take a drug test, can I be penalized?
- So, law enforcement cannot force me to take a drug test if I don’t want to, right?
- If I refuse to take a drug test and am later convicted of drugged driving, will it be used as evidence against me in my case?
- If I do consent to a drug test, what kind of test will I be given?
- What if I submit to a drug test and I haven’t done drugs that day, but I have recently, will the drugs be detected?
- Drug Tests and Their Detection Times
- Federal Drug Penalties
- More Information on State Drunk Driving Laws
- Criminal Status of State Drunk Driving Laws
- Questions About Drug Testing
- As a parent, can I drug test my child at home? What are the benefits and consequences?
- What are some common ways that people try to cheat on urine drug tests?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of different drug tests?
- Where To Go For More Information
- Where To Go For Help