SPRINGFIELD — Opioid overdoses took 2,109 lives in Illinois last year alone.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 115 people die a day after overdosing on opioids. They say the misuse and addiction of the drug is a “serious national crisis.”In hopes of tackling the epidemic, state lawmakers passed the Alternative to Opioid Act that would give those who were prescribed opioid-based painkillers the option to get medical marijuana instead.“As we see the horrible damage inflicted …