DEA General

Question 1

What three tiers of law oversee controlled drugs?

Answer 1

International Treaties - 1961 Convention on Narcotic Drugs and 1971 Convention of Psychotropic Substances
Federal Laws and Regulations - 1914 Harrison Narcotic Act and 1970 DEA formed within the DOJ
State Laws and Regulations

Question 2

Which department administers Title 21 CFR 1300?

Answer 2

Secretary of Health and Human Services. Enforced by DEA

Question 3

What forms are used for Institutional/Practitioner and Researcher registration?

Answer 3

DEA 224 - Institutional or Practitioner
DEA 225 - Researcher

Question 4

What form is for ordering Schedule I and II drugs?

Answer 4

DEA 222

Question 5

How must Schedule I drugs be stored?

Answer 5

In a Class V security container.

Question 6

When is a reverse distributer used?

Answer 6

For disposal of expired, damaged, or unwanted controlled substances.

Question 7

Who must qualify researchers using Schedule I drugs?

Answer 7

FDA

Question 8

What is the only approved use of Schedule I drugs?

Answer 8

Research

Question 9

What does DEA registration grant? How does this interact with state laws?

Answer 9

DEA registration grants practitioners federal authority to handled controlled substances. State laws govern the activities conduced by the registered practitioner.

Question 10

Define Schedule I drugs.

Answer 10

High potential for abuse. No acceptable medical use in treatment in US. Lack of accepted safety for use of drug or other substance under medical supervision.

Question 11

Define Schedule II drugs.

Answer 11

High potential for abuse which may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
Morphine, oxycodone, fentanyl, hydromorphone, methadone, amphetamines, pentobarbital, hydrocodone.

Question 12

Define Schedule III drugs.

Answer 12

Potential for abuse is less than schedule I or II. Abuse may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence.
Buprenorphine, telazol

Question 13

Define Schedule IV drugs.

Answer 13

Low potential for abuse relative to schedule III. Limited physical dependence of psychological dependence.
Chloral hydrate, benzodiazepines

Question 14

Define Schedule V drugs.

Answer 14

Low potential for abuse. Primarily preparations containing limited quantities of narcotics. Generally antitussives, antidiarrheal, and analgesics