Question

Following are the descriptions of four hypothetical drugs. According to the controlled substances act, under which drug schedule would each substance be classified?

A. This drug has a high potential for psychological dependence, it currently has accepted medical uses in the US, and the distributor is not required to report to the US drug enforcement administration
B. This drug has medical use in the US, is not limited by manufacturing quotas, and may be exported without a permit.
C. This drug must be stored in a vault or safe, requires separate record keeping, and may be distributed with a prescription.
D. This drug may not be imported or exported without a permit, is subject to manufacturing quotas, and currently has no medical use in the US.

Answer 1

Drug A would be under schedule 3 drug it has a high potential for abuse, and dependency such as lorazepam.

Drug B would be under schedule 4 because while having a potential for abuse it is considered less. And may even be available over the counter such as acetaminophen, or aspirin.

Drug C would be under schedule 2 because it has medical purposes but would be easy to become addicted to such as opioids pain killers.

Drug D would be a schedule 1 drug no medical use and causes high rates of addiction such as heroin or meth.