Schedule 2 Narcotics List

The controlled substances listed in this section are included in Schedule II: 1. Any of the following substances, except those narcotic drugs listed in other schedules, whether produced directly or indirectly by extraction from substances of vegetable origin, or independently by means of chemical synthesis, or by combination of extraction and chemical synthesis. The complete list of Schedule II drugs follows. The Administrative Controlled Substances Code Number for each drug is included. 21 CFR 1308.12 (CSA Sched II) with changes through 77 FR 64032 (Oct 18, 2012). Retrieved September 6, 2013.

Opinions expressed by Green Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Almost every media report on marijuana legalization at the state level references the fact that cannabis remains listed as a Schedule I illegal drug in the U.S. In another words, despite 29 states legalizing medical marijuana and eight states legalizing adult-use marijuana, the United States government still considers marijuana an illegal drug with no health benefits and a high potential for abuse. But what exactly is a Schedule I illegal drug? Who does the scheduling and why? What are some of the other drugs on the list?

The following answer those questions and provides an overview of the five federal government drug schedules - including the fact that the U.S. Ranks marijuana as having a higher potential for abuse than cocaine, Vicodin and methamphetamines. Related: The who and the why. The federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) handles enforcement of the drug schedule and oversees any changes. President Richard Nixon established the DEA in July 1973 to consolidate the federal government’s efforts in “a full-scale attack on the problem of drug abuse in America.” Until then, anti-drug policy was carried out by a number of federal agencies such as the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs and the Bureau of Drug Abuse Control. Nixon the new DEA agency by executive order No.

11727, signed July 7, 1973. He had talked about the problem of drug abuse and trafficking since taking office in 1968, including a 1971 “special message” to Congress. “The problem has assumed the dimensions of a national emergency,” he in that message. The agency started with1,470 agents and a budget of less than $75 million. It now has about 5,000 agents and a budget of more than $2 billion. Controversy Nixon’s executive order also gave oversight of anti-drug efforts to the attorney general. John Mitchell, who held the position at the time, created a “schedule” of drugs as part of the 1970 Controlled Substance Act.

Mitchell, later disgraced during the Watergate scandal, included marijuana on the list of drugs with no medical benefit and a high probability of abuse and addiction. Congress approved the measure. It’s stayed there ever since. Interestingly, marijuana had been listed as a legal medicine in the U.S. Up until 1942.

Even the American Medical Association initially opposed prohibiting its use, Scientific American, which also reported that by 1944 the La Guardia Committee report from the New York Academy of Medicine questioned making marijuana illegal. Related: Officially, the prohibition against marijuana was supposed to be considered after debate on its medicinal possibilities. However, the secret tapes that Nixon made during part of his time in the White House he strongly opposed marijuana legalization. Nixon asked for a 'strong statement on marijuana” against legalization.

He also said, “By God, we are going to hit the marijuana thing, and I want to hit it right square in the pussI want to hit it, against legalization and all that sort of thing.” Schedule I Against that backdrop, the drug schedule was created. Drugs can be rescheduled by petitioning the DEA but the agency has ignored repeated petitions to remove marijuana from Schedule I for decades. The schedule is divided into five sections. Inclusion in each section depends on the drug’s potential medicinal uses and the potential for dependency and abuse, the DEA. Schedule I drugs have the highest potential for abuse and “the potential to create psychological and/or physical dependence,” according to the DEA.

That potential decreases with each subsequent schedule. Schedule I Considered drugs with “no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.” They include marijuana, heroin, LSD, ecstasy, methaqualone and peyote. Schedule II These drugs are “also considered dangerous” with a high potential for abuse. They include Vicodin, cocaine, methamphetamine, methadone, oxycodone, fentanyl, Dexedrine, Adderall and Ritalin Related: Schedule III The DEA describes these drugs as having a “moderate to low potential for physical or psychological dependence.” They include products with less than 90 mm of codeine, ketamine, anabolic steroids and testosterone.

Schedule IV These drugs are listed as having a low potential for abuse or dependence. They include Xanax, Soma, Darvon, Valium, Ativan and Ambien. Schedule V Basically, products that contain low levels of narcotics, such as cough syrup.

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The Controlled Substances Act (CSA), part of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, is the legal cornerstone of the government’s war against drug abuse. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has divided these substances into five categories, called “schedules,” based on each drug’s (1) potential for abuse, (2) safety, (3) addictive potential and (4) whether or not it has any legitimate medical applications. Schedule 1 (I) Drugs Schedule 1 (I) drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined by the federal government as drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. Schedule 1 (I) drugs are the most dangerous drugs of all the drug schedules with potentially severe psychological or physical dependence. Examples of Schedule 1 (I) Drugs:.

Heroin. Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). Marijuana (cannabis). Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy).

Methaqualone. Peyote Schedule 2 (II) Drugs Schedule 2 (II) drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with a high potential for abuse, less abuse potential than Schedule 1 (I) drugs, with use potentially leading to severe psychological or physical dependence. These drugs are also considered dangerous. Examples of Schedule 2 (II) Drugs:.

Cocaine. Methamphetamine.

Methadone. Hydromorphone (Dilaudid). Meperidine (Demerol). Oxycodone (OxyContin).

Fentanyl. Dexedrine. Adderall. Ritalin Schedule 3 (III) Drugs Schedule 3 (III) drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with a moderate to low potential for physical and psychological dependence.

Schedule 3 (III) drugs abuse potential is less than Schedule 1 (I) and Schedule 2 (II) drugs but more than Schedule 4 (IV). Examples of Schedule 3 (III) Drugs:.

Combination products with less than 15 milligrams of hydrocodone per dosage unit (Vicodin). Products containing less than 90 milligrams of codeine per dosage unit (Tylenol with codeine). Ketamine.

Anabolic steroids. Testosterone Schedule 4 (IV) Drugs Schedule 4 (IV) drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with a low potential for abuse and low risk of dependence. Examples of Schedule 4 (IV) Drugs:. Xanax. Soma. Darvon.

Darvocet. Valium. Ativan.

Talwin. Ambien Schedule 5 (V) Drugs Schedule 5 (V) drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with lower potential for abuse than Schedule 4 (IV) and consist of preparations containing limited quantities of certain narcotics.

Schedule 5 (V) drugs are generally used for antidiarrheal, antitussive, and analgesic purposes. Examples of Schedule (5) V Drugs:. Cough preparations with less than 200 milligrams of codeine or per 100 milliliters (Robitussin AC). Lomotil. Motofen. Lyrica. Parepectolin​.Editor's Note: The AAP policy statement, ',' recommends rescheduling marijuana from a Schedule 1 (I) to a Schedule 2 (II) drug.

This is because some of the active ingredients in the marijuana (cannabis) plant, called cannabinoids, have been shown, in limited research, to have medical benefit for some particular conditions in adults, such as helping control nausea and vomiting due to cancer chemotherapy, or specific chronic pain syndromes. Last Updated 1/23/2015 Source Committee on Substance Abuse (Copyright © 2015 American Academy of Pediatrics).