Survey of Drugs
October 12, 2017
Controlled Substance Abuse Act
In 1969, President Richard Nixon announced that the Attorney General, John N. Mitchell, was preparing a comprehensive new measure to more effectively meet the narcotic and dangerous drug problems at the federal level by combining all existing federal laws into a single new statute called the Controlled Substance Abuse Act 1970. The Controlled substance law consisted of prohibitions against the unauthorized possession of drugs that the government has determinate to be dangerous, or otherwise not appropriate for use without a prescription. The Act has also served as the basis for legislation allowing for national implementation of the Single Convention on Narcotic …show more content…
Some examples of substances listed in Schedule I are: heroin, LSD, marijuana, and ecstasy.
Schedule II substances have a high potential for abuse, which may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence. Examples of Schedule II narcotics include: morphine, opium, codeine, methadone and hydrocodone. Therefore, Schedule III have a potential for abuse less than substance in Schedule I or II and abuse may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence. Examples of narcotics, products containing not more than 90 milligrams of codeine per dosage unit (Tylenol with codeine), and non-narcotic are, ketamine, anabolic steroids and testosterone.
Schedule IV, substance in this schedule have a low potential for abuse relative to substances in schedule III. Some example of Schedule IV substances are: Xanax, Soma, Darvon, or Darvocet. And the last schedule would be Schedule V. This schedule is defined as drugs with lower potential for abuse than Schedule IV and consist of preparation containing limited quantities of certain narcotics. Schedule V drugs are generally use for antidiarrheal, antitussive, and analgesic purposes. Examples of Schedule V substances include, Motofen, Lomotil, Lyrica and cough preparations containing not more than 200 milligrams of codeine per 100 milliliters or per 100 grams (Robitussin