US complete listing of scheduled drugs

[JackRyan]

I know some people are often confused about what certain drugs or combinations of drugs and where they fall under US scheduling. I.E. most people aren't aware that pure codeine product or dihydrocodeine products are schedule 2 substances in most cases in the US. Well the list is too long to copy and paste so I've attached the pdf or find it here

[Kexessa]

This is actually pretty interesting. I'm not a chemist, so I don't get any of the names on the left.

I saw "china white" several times. I've never heard of that. I'm surprised to see valium as IV but had no idea about the codeine products being II.

A little funny to see peyote (legal for some) and magical mushrooms on there though

[YellowMellow]

WOW Interesting thanks for sharing. Some of those I have never heard of before but the ones I have heard of I don't think I would of guessed what class they would be considered.

[Chef Groovy]

Those charts always upset me. "Marihuana" is a schedule 1 but cocaine is schedule 2 even in crack form. How many liquor stores were robbed to get money for pot?

[RetiredRacer]

Those charts always upset me. "Marihuana" is a schedule 1 but cocaine is schedule 2 even in crack form. How many liquor stores were robbed to get money for pot?

Hear Hear!!! Marijuana is dangerous, to drug companies. A group of elderly friends moved from my home state to seek more complacent laws concerning it... because it replaced a list of prescriptions for them. The last 2 hour TV special told it all in the sub-text, as advocates are extolling its virtues and talking about all the pill bottles they no longer need. Someone sold those bottles to you, and they have more money than God as the old saying goes... While it can't be a substitute for alot of things, it can for a whole lot of others... And that could be deadly to big business...

[JackRyan]

The reason why Cocaine is schedule II is that it still is used sometimes in medical procedures as a topical anesthetic so it doesn't fall into the 'has no medical value at all' category.

[Chef Groovy]

The reason why Cocaine is schedule II is that it still is used sometimes in medical procedures as a topical anesthetic so it doesn't fall into the 'has no medical value at all' category.

I can see the rationale, but its still wrong. And Heroin is a scheduele 1, and it's used for severe pain in terminally ill patients.

Never hear about medical crack, but there's states laws that specifically say "medical marijuana". I think they use cocaine in eye surgery.

Not flaming at anyone particuallar, just ranting

[JackRyan]

I can see the rationale, but its still wrong. And Heroin is a scheduele 1, and it's used for severe pain in terminally ill patients.

Never hear about medical crack, but there's states laws that specifically say "medical marijuana". I think they use cocaine in eye surgery.

Not flaming at anyone particuallar, just ranting

Heroin isn't Rx'd in the US for terminally ill patients however, it is prescribed in other countries such as the UK, etc. In the US there is much stronger opiates that are schedule II for some insane reason that are used instead. I agree with you and don't understand some of our crazy drug laws that only serve to criminalize drugs i.e. create criminals and allow a black market to flourish. But although some state's allow medical marijauna it is still breaking federal law which is why you hear of distributors being raided by the DEA once in awhile.

[alumni]

Are you saying that you've seen "heroin" used to treat severe pain in the US?
I don't think so.
Possibly in the UK or elsewhere as diacetylmorphine but not here.
@Chef Groovy

[akl63]

Here they use dilaudid where they would use diacetylmorphine in Suisse and maybe UK

[Chef Groovy]

Are you saying that you've seen "heroin" used to treat severe pain in the US?
I don't think so.
Possibly in the UK or elsewhere as diacetylmorphine but not here.
@Chef Groovy

yeah I must have misread wikipedia. Heroin used outside USA only

[optimus]

I've heard recently that the federal gov has started to shut down some of cali's dispenseries. Think this is bad news bears for the whole marijuana reform movement?

[vyudo]

I've heard recently that the federal gov has started to shut down some of cali's dispenseries. Think this is bad news bears for the whole marijuana reform movement?

The federal gov is always playing those stupid games with dispensaries, especially in California. At least here in Colorado they are less focused on just shutting them down outright, but in actually making sure that the dispensaries that are open are actually operating legitimately, paying their taxes, etc. Still, the plant just needs to be legalized already, ffs.

[SedateMe]

I know isn't that ironic marijauna sched 1, but cocaine sched 2. That is ridiculous. That was an informative chart, although I could only make out about 25% of it. The scheduling can use a little reorganization......Marijauna up there with heroin? come on. I say schedule 3 is more appropriate.

[Castalia1966]

The reason why Cocaine is schedule II is that it still is used sometimes in medical procedures as a topical anesthetic so it doesn't fall into the 'has no medical value at all' category.

When I had sinus surgery not long ago, Anesthesiologist showed me the vial of Cocaine they were going to be using to numb the inside of my nose. Then they gave me a couple of shots of Versed and I forgot all about the Cocaine!

[miamij]

The question is what are the effects of using cocaine for a medical procedure? There are derivatives like lidocaine and procaine which offer the numbing sensation without any other effects - very strange the cocaine is schedule2 and pot schedule1! Does anyone have a history on how these schedules came to be?

[evemurmur]

I don't understand what the differences in the schedule are, other than I is "worse" than II and so on. How do they decide what goes where and what makes one more illegal than another? Are the punishments worse for one than another? Thank you!

[Cash]

I don't understand what the differences in the schedule are, other than I is "worse" than II and so on. How do they decide what goes where and what makes one more illegal than another? Are the punishments worse for one than another? Thank you!

The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) was enacted into law by the Congress of the United States as Title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970.The CSA is the federal U.S. drug policy under which the manufacture, importation, possession, use and distribution of certain substances is regulated. The Act also served as the national implementing legislation for the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs.

The legislation created five Schedules (classifications), with varying qualifications for a substance to be included in each. Two federal agencies, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Food and Drug Administration, determine which substances are added to or removed from the various schedules, though the statute passed by Congress created the initial listing, and Congress has sometimes scheduled other substances through legislation such as the Hillory J. Farias and Samantha Reid Date-Rape Prevention Act of 2000, which placed gamma hydroxybutyrate in Schedule I. Classification decisions are required to be made on criteria including potential for abuse, currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, and international treaties.

Schedule I substances are those that have the following findings:
The drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse.
The drug or other substance has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.
There is a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug or other substance under medical supervision.
No prescriptions may be written for Schedule I substances, and such substances are subject to production quotas by the DEA.

Schedule II substances are those that have the following findings:
The drug or other substances have a high potential for abuse
The drug or other substances have currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, or currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions
Abuse of the drug or other substances may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
Schedule II substances are typically only given once a month. Federal law does not allow refills to be given. If the doctor thinks it's necessary he/she can write three separate 30-day prescriptions to the patient

Schedule III substances are those that have the following findings:
The drug or other substance has a potential for abuse less than the drugs or other substances in schedules I and II.
The drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.
Abuse of the drug or other substance may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence.
Such prescriptions may not be filled or refilled more than six months after the date thereof or be refilled more than five times after the date of the prescription unless renewed by the practitioner.

Placement on schedules; findings required Schedule IV substances are those that have the following findings:
The drug or other substance has a low potential for abuse relative to the drugs or other substances in schedule III
The drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States
Abuse of the drug or other substance may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to the drugs or other substances in schedule III
Control measures are similar to Schedule III. Prescriptions for Schedule IV drugs may be refilled up to five times within a six-month period.

Schedule V substances are those that have the following findings:
The drug or other substance has a low potential for abuse relative to the drugs or other substances in schedule IV
The drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States
Abuse of the drug or other substance may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to the drugs or other substances in schedule IV.
No controlled substance in schedule V which is a drug may be distributed or dispensed other than for a medical purpose.

[evemurmur]

Wow, thank you so much! I can't even imagine how much work goes in to ranking medicines according to potential for abuse relative to each other. Point system, maybe? Instances/reports of abuse?

[Cash]

Wow, thank you so much! I can't even imagine how much work goes in to ranking medicines according to potential for abuse relative to each other. Point system, maybe? Instances/reports of abuse?

You have exceeded my knowledge/research abilities with that question.