Controlled Substance Flashcards
Controlled substance definition
Drug, substance, or immediate precursor included in schedules I through V of this article
- Possess definition
- Exercise knowing
- dominion or control over an item
Manufacture Definition
Produce, prepare, propagate, compound, convert, or process a controlled substance
Distribute definition
- Deliver other than by
administering or
dispensing a
controlled substance - with or without
remuneration (meaning not always money)
How many Schedule of drugs are there?
5
What are the criteria for scheduling:
- Potential for abuse
- Potential for
addiction/dependency - Accepted medical use
As schedule ________
restrictions/regulations ________
- increases,
- decrease
SCHEDULE I
- Highest potential for abuse
- No currently accepted medical use
with the US
examples of schedule 1 drugs
Heroin, LSD, Ecstasy,
Marijuana, MDMA
SCHEDULE II
- High potential for
abuse - Potential for severe
psychological and/or
physical dependence - Some accepted
medical uses under
severe restrictions
examples of schedule II drugs
methamphetamine,
cocaine, oxycodone, fentanyl, morphine, Vicodin
SCHEDULE III
- May potentially be
abused (but less likely
than I or II) - Accepted medical
uses - Moderate or low
physical dependence,
high psychological
dependence
SCHEDULE III examples
Steroids, Ketamine, Suboxone
SCHEDULE IV
- Lower potential for
abuse than Schedule
III - Currently accepted
medical uses - Possible limited
physical dependence
or psychological
dependence
SCHEDULE IV examples
Alprazolam (Xanax),
Diazepam, Valium, Ambien
SCHEDULE V
- Low potential for abuse
- Accepted medical uses
- Possible limited physical and/or psychological dependence
SCHEDULE V examples
Cough medicines with codeine
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE Defined
1.Possession, not
ownership
UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED
SUBSTANCE Schedule I and II amount needed
- MORE than 4 grams =
DF4 (felony) - 4 grams or less = DM1(misdemeanor)