Final Study Guide: DEA and Other Oversight Organizations

Question 1

What is the mission of the DEA?

Answer 1

• Enforce the controlled substances laws and regulations of the USA
• Address issues of illegal growing, manufacturing, or distribution both domestically and internationally

Question 2

What is the Drug Czar?

Answer 2

• Head of the ONDCP (Office of National Drug Control Policy)
• Part of the executive branch that evaluates, coordinates, and oversees both international and domestic anti-drug efforts.
• oversees DEA, NIDA, and NIAAA (From NIH) activities and budget

Question 3

What does the DEA do?

Answer 3

• Oversees programs that deal with illicit and prescribed Scheduled drugs (I-V) such as:
  
  • Drug eradication
  • Drug education
  • Assist state and local agencies, civic groups, school systems and officials to combat drug abuse.
  • Help secure borders against drug trafficking

Question 4

What is the definition of a Schedule I Controlled Substance?

Answer 4

• Substances that have no accepted medical use in the US -Have a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision
• High potential for abuse

Question 5

What is the definition of a Schedule II Controlled Substance?

Answer 5

• Have a high potential for abuse which may lead to sever psychological or physical dependence.
• Hydrocodone

Question 6

What is the definition of a Schedule III Controlled Substance?

Answer 6

-Have a potential for abuse less than I and II, and abuse may lead to moderate of low physical dependence or high psychological dependence.

Question 7

What is the definition of a Schedule IV Controlled Substance?

Answer 7

Low potential for abuse relative to substances in Schedule III.

*Tramadol

Question 8

What is the definition of a Schedule V Controlled Substance?

Answer 8

Have a low potential for abuse relative to substances listed in Schedule IV and consists primarily of preparations containing limited quantities of narcotics

Question 9

What is the DOPL and Utah Controlled Substance Database (UCSD)?

Answer 9

• a legislatively created database to track and collect data on dispensing of schedule II-V drugs by retail, institutional, and outpatient hospital pharmacies.

Question 10

What is the purpose of the DOPL and UCSD?

Answer 10

Identify over-utilization, misuse and over-prescribing of controlled substances throughout the state.

Question 11

What are the details of how the DOPL and UCSD work?

Answer 11

-Outpatient pharmacies report dispensing of scheduled drugs within 7 days and the data are posted with 24 hours after receipt.

Question 12

What is not required to be reported to the UCSD?

Answer 12

• Prescriptions at Federal Facilities (VA and Military)
• Out of State Pharmacies
• Pharmacies serving inpatient populations (Hospitals)