The Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Medicines and Poisons (SUSMP) is an Australianlegislative instrument produced by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).[1] Before 2010, it was known as the Standard for the Uniform Scheduling of Drugs and Poisons (SUSDP).[2] The SUSMP classifies drugs and poisons into different Schedules signifying the degree of control recommended to be exercised over their availability to the public.[3]
The Schedules are referred to under State and Territory legislation for regulatory purposes. Although each State and Territory has its own laws, the vast majority of medicines and poisons are classified according to the SUSMP to achieve uniform national regulation.[4] The current version, the SUSMP 16, is contained in the Poisons Standard March 2018.[5]
- 1Schedules
- 2Interstate variations
- 2.1New South Wales
- 2.2South Australia
- 2.3Western Australia
Schedules[edit]
Schedule 1[edit]
Schedule 1 is blank. Schedule 1 does not currently contain any medicines or poisons.
Schedule 2: Pharmacy medicine[edit]
Schedule 2 (S2) drugs and poisons, otherwise known as Pharmacy Medicines, are substances and preparations for therapeutic use that –
- are substantially safe in use but where advice or counselling is available if necessary;
- are for minor ailments or symptoms that –
- can be easily recognised by the consumer and
- don't require medical diagnosis or management.
Examples:
- Dextromethorphan, a cough suppressant
- Simple analgesics such as aspirin, paracetamol and ibuprofen in packs containing more than 24 tablets (packs containing up to 24 tablets of simple analgesics are unscheduled, and can be sold in any shop)
- Hyoscine, used to treat motion sickness, postoperative nausea and vomiting.
- Nonsedating antihistamines such as loratadine
- Nasal sprays containing decongestants or steroids
The SUSMP March 2018 defines a Schedule 2 substance as 'Substances, the safe use of which may require advice from a pharmacist and which should be available from a pharmacy or, where a pharmacy service is not available, from a licensed person.'[6]
The location of these medications in the pharmacy varies from state to state.
Schedule 3: Pharmacist only medicine[edit]
Schedule 3 (S3) drugs and poisons, otherwise known as Pharmacist Only Medicines, are substances and preparations for therapeutic use that –
- are substantially safe in use but require professional advice or counselling by a pharmacist;
- require pharmacist advice, management, or monitoring;
- are for ailments or symptoms that –
- can be identified by the consumer and verified by a pharmacist;
- don't require medical diagnosis, or only require initial medical diagnosis, and don't require close medical management.
Some states have subsets of Schedule 3 with additional requirements (see below). Only some Schedule 3 medicines may be advertised to the public.
Examples:
- Orlistat (trade name Xenical)
- Pseudoephedrine (marketed in Cold and Flu preparations)
- Salbutamol (Ventolin/Asmol)
Schedule 4: Prescription only medicine[edit]
Schedule 4 (S4) drugs and poisons, otherwise known as prescription only medicines, are substances and preparations for therapeutic use that –
- require professional medical, dental, or veterinary management or monitoring;
- are for ailments or symptoms that require professional medical, dental, or veterinary diagnosis or management;
- may require further evaluation for safety or efficacy;
- are new therapeutic substances.
The price of many Schedule 4 substances are subsidized by the Australian Government through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), when prescribed by an authorized prescriber. Certain medications may require an authority from the PBS. Situations that may require an authority include where the drug may only have benefit in limited conditions, the true cost of the drug is high, or when there is a risk of dependence. Some states have subsets of Schedule 4 with additional requirements (see below). Schedule 4 medicines cannot be advertised directly to the public.
Examples:
- Cannabidiol in preparations for therapeutic use containing 2 percent or less of other cannabinoids found in cannabis (since June 2015)[7]
- Co-codamol preparations comprising codeine and paracetamol
- Pseudoephedrine in large doses
- All benzodiazepines except flunitrazepam and alprazolam
- All:
- SSRIs (e.g. fluoxetine, citalopram),
- SNRIs (e.g. duloxetine, milnacipran),
- TCAs (e.g. amitriptyline, imipramine)
- MAOIs (e.g. selegiline, moclobemide).
- Antipsychotic drugs (e.g. aripiprazole, quetiapine)
Schedule 5: Caution[edit]
Schedule 5 (S5) drugs and poisons are substances and preparations that must have appropriate packaging and simple warning labels to display that these poisons:
- have low toxicity or a low concentration;
- have a low to moderate hazard;
- can cause only minor adverse effects to the human being in normal use;
- require caution in handling, storage, or use.
Schedule 6: Poison[edit]
Must use distinctive packaging and strong warnings to display the potential for:
- moderate to high toxicity;
- that may cause death or severe injury if ingested, inhaled, or in contact with the skin or eyes.
Schedule 7: Dangerous Drug[edit]
Substances with a high potential for causing harm at low exposure and which:
- Require special precautions for manufacture, handling or use; or
- Only available to specialised and authorised users with appropriate skills
- Special regulations regarding their availability, possession, storage or use may apply
Schedule 8: Controlled drug[edit]
Schedule 8 (S8) drugs and poisons, otherwise known as Controlled Drugs, are substances and preparations for therapeutic use which have high potential for abuse and addiction. The possession of these medications without authority is an offence.
Like schedule 4 substances, the price of many Schedule substances are subsidized through the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), some of which may require an authority. In addition, in some states, all drugs on schedule 8 require a doctor to have an S8 permit before prescribing treatment. For example, in NSW the prescribing of Schedule 8 CNS stimulant medication (e.g., methylphenidate, dexamfetamine) requires authorisation from the NSW Ministry of Health (Pharmaceutical Services) and is generally restricted to specialists, such as paediatricians and psychiatrists. A GP (General Practitioner) cannot initiate the treatment, although they can prescribe in very limited circumstances, e.g. co-prescribing on behalf of the specialist; and in rural areas, if the patient has been diagnosed with ADHD, a GP may apply for the authority to prescribe. Patients who may require Schedule 8 CNS stimulant medication should be referred to a specialist for assessment.
Examples:
- Barbiturates (most)
- Buprenorphine / Suboxone
- Codeine (single ingredient)
Schedule 9: prohibited substance[edit]
Schedule 9 (S9) drugs and poisons are substances and preparations that, by law, may only be used for research purposes. The sale, distribution, use, and manufacture of such substances without a permit is strictly prohibited by law. Permits for research uses on humans must be approved by a recognized ethics committee on human research.
Examples:
- Cannabis, except when separately specified in other Schedules[8]
- Harmine/Harmaline
- Kratom[9]
Schedule 10: dangerous substances[edit]
Schedule 10 was known as Appendix C until the introduction of the Poisons Standard 2015. It includes substances of such danger to health as to warrant prohibition of sale, supply and use. Examples:
- Borage for therapeutic use
- Coal tar for cosmetic use
- Juniperus sabina for therapeutic use
- Oxyphenisatin for therapeutic use
Unscheduled substances[edit]
Unscheduled substances don't belong to any of the above schedules. Many of these preparations are also sold in supermarkets in addition to pharmacies.
Examples:
- Ranitidine in small packs (larger packs are schedule)
- Paracetamol 500 mg in small packs (<24; larger packs are schedule 2)
- Some laxatives (e.g. bulk laxatives Metamucil)
- Lubricant eye drops
- Nicotine replacement therapy (some preparations are schedule 2)
Interstate variations[edit]
New South Wales[edit]
In New South Wales, poisons are proclaimed in the Poisons List by the Poisons Advisory Committee, under the authority of the Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966 (NSW). NSW legislation refers to S2 as 'medicinal poisons', S3 as 'potent substances', S4 as 'restricted substances' and S8 as 'drugs of addiction'.
Schedule 3 Recordable[edit]
Schedule 3 Recordable (S3R), or 'recordable potent substances', refers to Pharmacist Only Medicines where supply is recorded as for Schedule 4 drugs. S3R drugs are those that may have an increased risk of illegal diversion or abuse. These are specified in Clause 23 of the Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2002 (NSW). As of January 2006, all pseudoephedrine-containing preparations are S3R.
Schedule 4 Appendix D[edit]
Schedule 4, Appendix D (S4D) refers to Prescription Only Medicines that don't have sufficient addictiveness or risk of abuse to be classified as S8, but for which a significant addiction/abuse risk exists. As such, S4D drugs are subject to additional prescription and recording requirements over S4. These drugs are referred to as 'prescribed restricted substances' under the Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2002 (NSW) and are listed in Appendix D of the Regulation. Drugs included in Appendix D include benzodiazepines and anabolic steroids. A subset of Appendix D are the Appendix B substances, which are subject to similar requirements as S8 drugs.
South Australia[edit]
Recordable S3 products (Schedule G)[edit]
In South Australia, supply of certain S3 preparations listed in Schedule G of the Controlled Substances (Poisons) Regulations 1996 (SA) are recordable under Regulation 14(2). As of 2006, Schedule G products specified are: adrenaline (in metered aerosols), dihydrocodeine (in cough preparations), doxylamine (in preparations also containing codeine), promethazine (in preparations also containing codeine), and pseudoephedrine.
Western Australia[edit]
Recordable S3 products (Appendix J)[edit]
In Western Australia, supply of certain S3 preparations listed in Appendix J of the Poisons Regulations 1965 (WA) are recordable under Regulation 35A. As of 2006, Appendix J products specified are: hydrocortisone, hydrocortisone acetate, pseudoephedrine, and nicotine preparations were included in Schedule 3.
See also[edit]
Schedule 1 Through 5 Drugs
Notes[edit]
- ^Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cth) s 52D, subsection 4A.
- ^'Poisons Standard 2009', Federal Register of Legislation, Department of Health, 3 August 2009.
- ^'Explanatory statement: Poisons Standard October 2016', Federal Register of Legislation, Department of Health, 30 October 2016.
- ^'Contacts for State/Territory drugs & poisons units'. Therapeutic Goods Administration. 7 December 2015.
- ^'Poisons Standard, February 2017'. Legislation.gov.au.
- ^'Poisons Standard, February 2017'. Legislation.gov.au.
- ^'Poisons Standard June 2015', Federal Register of Legislation, Department of Health, 26 May 2015.
- ^Atfield, Cameron; Remeikis, Amy (7 June 2015). 'Families already using medicinal cannabis on children ahead of trials'. Brisbane Times.
- ^'National Drugs and Poisons Schedule Committee Record of Reasons, 40th Meeting'. 24–26 February 2004. Archived from the original(PDF) on 27 July 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
References[edit]
- Bullock, S & Manias, E. (2011). Fundamentals of Pharmacology (6th ed). Pearson Australia: Frenchs Forest, NSW
RESOURCES > Title 21 Code of Federal Regulations > Part 1308 > 1308.12
PART 1308 — SCHEDULES OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
EXCLUDED NONNARCOTIC SUBSTANCES
SCHEDULES
§1308.12 Schedule II.
(a) Schedule II shall consist of the drugs and other substances, by whatever official name, common or usual name, chemical name, or brand name designated, listed in this section. Each drug or substance has been assigned the Controlled Substances Code Number set forth opposite it.
(b) Substances, vegetable origin or chemical synthesis. Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any of the following substances whether produced directly or indirectly by extraction from substances of vegetable origin, or independently by means of chemical synthesis, or by a combination of extraction and chemical synthesis:
(1) Opium and opiate, and any salt, compound, derivative, or preparation of opium or opiate excluding apomorphine, thebaine-derived butorphanol, dextrorphan, nalbuphine, naldemedine, nalmefene, naloxegol, naloxone, and naltrexone, and their respective salts, but including the following:
(i) Codeine | 9050 |
(ii) Dihydroetorphine | 9334 |
(iii) Ethylmorphine | 9190 |
(iv) Etorphine hydrochloride | 9059 |
(v) Granulated opium | 9640 |
(vi) Hydrocodone | 9193 |
(vii) Hydromorphone | 9150 |
(viii) Metopon | 9260 |
(ix) Morphine | 9300 |
(x) Opium extracts | 9610 |
(xi) Opium fluid | 9620 |
(xii) Oripavine | 9330 |
(xiii) Oxycodone | 9143 |
(xiv) Oxymorphone | 9652 |
(xv) Powdered opium | 9639 |
(xvi) Raw opium | 9600 |
(xvii) Thebaine | 9333 |
(xviii) Tincture of opium | 9630 |
(2) Any salt, compound, derivative, or preparation thereof which is chemically equivalent or identical with any of the substances referred to in paragraph (b) (1) of this section, except that these substances shall not include the isoquinoline alkaloids of opium.
(3) Opium poppy and poppy straw.
(4) Coca leaves (9040) and any salt, compound, derivative or preparation of coca leaves (including cocaine (9041) and ecgonine (9180) and their salts, isomers, derivatives and salts of isomers and derivatives), and any salt, compound, derivative, or preparation thereof which is chemically equivalent or identical with any of these substances, except that the substances shall not include:
(i) Decocainized coca leaves or extraction of coca leaves, which extractions do not contain cocaine or ecgonine; or
(ii) [123I]ioflupane.
(5) Concentrate of poppy straw (the crude extract of poppy straw in either liquid, solid or powder form which contains the phenanthrene alkaloids of the opium poppy), 9670.
(c) Opiates. Unless specifically excepted or unless in another schedule any of the following opiates, including its isomers, esters, ethers, salts and salts of isomers, esters and ethers whenever the existence of such isomers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible within the specific chemical designation, dextrorphan and levopropoxyphene excepted:
(1) Alfentanil | 9737 |
(2) Alphaprodine | 9010 |
(3) Anileridine | 9020 |
(4) Bezitramide | 9800 |
(5) Bulk dextropropoxyphene (non-dosage forms) | 9273 |
(6) Carfentanil | 9743 |
(7) Dihydrocodeine | 9120 |
(8) Diphenoxylate | 9170 |
(9) Fentanyl | 9801 |
(10) Isomethadone | 9226 |
(11) Levo-alphacetylmethadol [Some other names: levo-alpha-acetylmethadol, levomethadyl acetate, LAAM] | 9648 |
(12) Levomethorphan | 9210 |
(13) Levorphanol | 9220 |
(14) Metazocine | 9240 |
(15) Methadone | 9250 |
(16) Methadone-Intermediate, 4-cyano-2-dimethylamino-4,4-diphenyl butane | 9254 |
(17) Moramide-Intermediate, 2-methyl-3-morpholino-1, 1-diphenylpropane-carboxylic acid | 9802 |
(18) Pethidine (meperidine) | 9230 |
(19) Pethidine-Intermediate-A, 4-cyano-1-methyl-4-phenylpiperidine | 9232 |
(20) Pethidine-Intermediate-B, ethyl-4-phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylate | 9233 |
(21) Pethidine-Intermediate-C, 1-methyl-4-phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylic acid | 9234 |
(22) Phenazocine | 9715 |
(23) Piminodine | 9730 |
(24) Racemethorphan | 9732 |
(25) Racemorphan | 9733 |
(26) Remifentanil | 9739 |
(27) Sufentanil | 9740 |
(28) Tapentadol | 9780 |
(29) Thiafentanil | 9729 |
(d) Stimulants. Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of the following substances having a stimulant effect on the central nervous system:
(1) Amphetamine, its salts, optical isomers, and salts of its optical isomers | 1100 |
(2) Methamphetamine, its salts, isomers, and salts of its isomers | 1105 |
(3) Phenmetrazine and its salts | 1631 |
(4) Methylphenidate | 1724 |
(5) Lisdexamfetamine, its salts, isomers, and salts of its isomers | 1205 |
(e) Depressants. Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of the following substances having a depressant effect on the central nervous system, including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation:
(1) Amobarbital | 2125 |
(2) Glutethimide | 2550 |
(3) Pentobarbital | 2270 |
(4) Phencyclidine | 7471 |
(5) Secobarbital | 2315 |
(f) Hallucinogenic substances.
(1) Nabilone | 7379 |
[Another name for nabilone: (+/-)-trans-3-(1,1-dimethylheptyl)-6,6a,7,8,10,10a-hexahydro-1-hydroxy-6, 6-dimethyl-9H-dibenzo[b,d]pyran-9-one] | |
(2) Dronabinol [(-)-delta-9-trans tetrahydrocannabinol] in an oral solution in a drug product approved for marketing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration | (7365) |
(g) Immediate precursors. Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of the following substances:
(1) Immediate precursor to amphetamine and methamphetamine:
(i) Phenylacetone | 8501 |
Some trade or other names: phenyl-2-propanone; P2P; benzyl methyl ketone; methyl benzyl ketone; |
(2) Immediate precursors to phencyclidine (PCP):
(i) 1-phenylcyclohexylamine | 7460 |
(ii) 1-piperidinocyclohexanecarbonitrile (PCC) | 8603 |
(3) Immediate precursor to fentanyl:
(i) 4-anilino-N-phenethylpiperidine (ANPP) | 8333 |
(ii) [Reserved]
[39 FR 22142, June 20, 1974]
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Within the criminal justice system, law enforcement officials classify certain illegal drugs as narcotic substances. While legal narcotics drugs do exist in prescription form, the Schedule 1 narcotics list only includes illegal drugs.
The Schedule 1 narcotics list exists as one of five different classifications of drugs. From these lists, judicial systems can assign criminal charges based on the type of drug involved and the intent of the person being charged.
The Controlled Substances Act
Established under the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, the Controlled Substances Act sets the guidelines for determining the legal medical uses for different classes of drugs. From these guidelines came five distinct drug classifications or schedules that make up the narcotics lists:
Schedule 1 drugs are illegal, and you will be arrested if caught in possession.
- Schedule 1 – narcotic drugs with no known acceptable medical use that carry a high abuse potential
- Schedule 2 – narcotic drugs that have medical uses but carry a high abuse potential
- Schedule 3 – narcotic and non-narcotic drug combinations, such as codeine and aspirin which have a moderate abuse potential
- Schedule 4 – narcotic and non-narcotic drug combinations, which have a low abuse potential
- Schedule 5 – narcotic and non-narcotic drug combinations, which have a limited abuse potential
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(800) 407-7195Of all the five classifications, the Schedule 1 narcotics list carries the highest risk for physical and psychological dependence as well as addiction.
Types of Narcotics
Excluding prescription drug narcotics, the Schedule 1 narcotics list includes the following types of drugs:
- Stimulants
- Cannabinoids
- Hallucinogens
Stimulant drugs, such as cocaine, ecstasy and methamphetamine speed up the body’s central nervous system. For recreational purposes, these drugs are known for creating states of euphoria and an overall “speed” effect.
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Cannabinoid drugs on the Schedule 1 narcotics list include hashish, TCH or tetrahydrocannabinol and marijuana. These drugs create a more relaxed effect or “high,” but carry the highest risk for side effects and produce severe withdrawal symptoms.
Hallucinogen drugs, such as PCP, magic mushrooms and LSD are known for their ability to alter human perception and mood. Side effects from these drugs are equally mind-altering, some of which include delusions, hallucinations and flashbacks.
Schedule 1 Conditions
Data collected by the Bureau of Justice Statistics show 3.9 percent of homicides in 2007 were narcotics-related. In addition to their high potential for dependence and addiction, Schedule 1 narcotics also tend to incite reckless behaviors in those who use them. Part of the reason why drugs on the Schedule 1 narcotics list have no medical use is because of their potential to incite out-of-control behaviors.
Laws involving Schedule 1 narcotics list specifically prohibit the possession, manufacture, distribution and dispensing of these drugs under any circumstances. Penalties for violating these laws vary based on the types of charges filed against a person. Accordingly, possession of a drug on the Schedule 1 narcotics list carries lesser penalties than charges involving manufacturing and distribution. While the more serious offenses typically carry felony charges, misdemeanor charges apply in cases where a person is in possession of a narcotic without to intent to distribute.
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Schedule 1 narcotics list is referring to a highly potent substance and never used for medical purposes. These drugs come with a high risk of addiction.
The Controlled Substances Act was passed in 1970 and designed to regulate the importation, manufacture, distribution, and possession of substances that were designated as potential substances of abuse. The act basically assigned the duties of identifying controlled substances to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
How Are Drugs Classified?
The law establishes five schedules of controlled substances ranging from Schedule I to V, depending on the utility of the substance to be used as a medicinal product and its potential for abuse and the development of physical dependence; the law does not include wine, beer, malt liquor, liquor, or tobacco products. All controlled substances require special permissions to obtain legally. In most cases, this special permission is a written prescription from a physician for substances in the II through V classifications.Those substances classified in the Schedule I category are deemed to have no known medicinal purposes in the United States and can only be acquired with special permissions from the government. These substances are typically used in research or are well-known illicit drugs. The best-known opiate substance in the Schedule I category is heroin.
Schedules II through V can legally be prescribed by a physician and are subject to various levels of control by the government. A substance categorized higher up in the hierarchy (e.g., Schedule II) is considered to be potentially more dangerous and addictive than those categorized at the lower levels.
Opiate Classifications
Opiate drugs represent a large category of substances that are either derived from opium found in the Asian poppy plant or synthetic substances that are developed from opium or analogs of substances in opium. These substances have very powerful effects on an individual’s perception of pain and typically significantly reduce a person’s subjective experience of pain. Thus, many of these substances have significant medicinal uses; other medicinal uses for opiates include their ability to suppress coughing, diarrhea, and muscle rigidity, and in the treatment of withdrawal symptoms for individuals who have developed physical dependence on opiates or other drugs).Despite some of the misinformation on the Internet, all opiate drugs (both those used medicinally and opiate drugs that are not used medicinally) are classified as controlled substances unless a specific formulation of an opiate substance is in development and has not yet been registered with the government, or it is manufactured illegally and has a different chemical makeup that distinguishes it as a completely different opiate from the recognized opiate drugs.
In some cases, the same opiate drug may be classified in different Schedules depending on the concentration of the drug in a specific substance (e.g., codeine). In general, opiate drugs are classified in Schedules I through IV. A brief listing of opiates classified in the Schedules follows:
- Schedule I: heroin
- Schedule II: Dilaudid (hydromorphone), Demerol (meperidine), Dolophine (methadone), Duragesic or Sublimaze (fentanyl), morphine, opium, OxyContin and Percocet (oxycodone), Vicodin and other medications with hydrocodone (These were reclassified in 2014 in the Schedule II category regardless of the amount of hydrocodone they contain.)
- Schedule III: buprenorphine products, such as Buprenex, Suboxone, Subutex, and Temgesic
- Schedule IV:tramadol
- Schedule V: some preparations with codeine, such as Robitussin AC
Schedule 2 Medication List Printable
It should be noted that codeine is one of the opiates that can be found at several levels of classification of controlled substances, depending on its chemical form and the amount of codeine in the particular substance. For instance:
- The metabolite of codeine, codeine-N-oxide, is classified as a Schedule I controlled substance.
- In general, codeine is classified as a Schedule II controlled substance (typically applied to substances that have over 90 mg of codeine in them).
- Products containing less than 90 mg of codeine are generally classified as Schedule III controlled substances.
- Some products with very low concentrations of codeine, such as Robitussin-AC, and are classified as Schedule V controlled substances.
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Within the criminal justice system, law enforcement officials classify certain illegal drugs as narcotic substances. While legal narcotics drugs do exist in prescription form, the Schedule 1 narcotics list only includes illegal drugs.
The Schedule 1 narcotics list exists as one of five different classifications of drugs. From these lists, judicial systems can assign criminal charges based on the type of drug involved and the intent of the person being charged.
The Controlled Substances Act
Established under the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, the Controlled Substances Act sets the guidelines for determining the legal medical uses for different classes of drugs. From these guidelines came five distinct drug classifications or schedules that make up the narcotics lists:
Schedule 1 drugs are illegal, and you will be arrested if caught in possession.
- Schedule 1 – narcotic drugs with no known acceptable medical use that carry a high abuse potential
- Schedule 2 – narcotic drugs that have medical uses but carry a high abuse potential
- Schedule 3 – narcotic and non-narcotic drug combinations, such as codeine and aspirin which have a moderate abuse potential
- Schedule 4 – narcotic and non-narcotic drug combinations, which have a low abuse potential
- Schedule 5 – narcotic and non-narcotic drug combinations, which have a limited abuse potential
Call or chat Anytime. We’re Here for You.
(800) 407-7195Of all the five classifications, the Schedule 1 narcotics list carries the highest risk for physical and psychological dependence as well as addiction.
Types of Narcotics
Excluding prescription drug narcotics, the Schedule 1 narcotics list includes the following types of drugs:
- Stimulants
- Cannabinoids
- Hallucinogens
Stimulant drugs, such as cocaine, ecstasy and methamphetamine speed up the body’s central nervous system. For recreational purposes, these drugs are known for creating states of euphoria and an overall “speed” effect.
Call or chat Anytime. We’re Here for You.
Treatment Support available 24/7
Cannabinoid drugs on the Schedule 1 narcotics list include hashish, TCH or tetrahydrocannabinol and marijuana. These drugs create a more relaxed effect or “high,” but carry the highest risk for side effects and produce severe withdrawal symptoms.
Hallucinogen drugs, such as PCP, magic mushrooms and LSD are known for their ability to alter human perception and mood. Side effects from these drugs are equally mind-altering, some of which include delusions, hallucinations and flashbacks.
Schedule 1 Conditions
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Data collected by the Bureau of Justice Statistics show 3.9 percent of homicides in 2007 were narcotics-related. In addition to their high potential for dependence and addiction, Schedule 1 narcotics also tend to incite reckless behaviors in those who use them. Part of the reason why drugs on the Schedule 1 narcotics list have no medical use is because of their potential to incite out-of-control behaviors.
Laws involving Schedule 1 narcotics list specifically prohibit the possession, manufacture, distribution and dispensing of these drugs under any circumstances. Penalties for violating these laws vary based on the types of charges filed against a person. Accordingly, possession of a drug on the Schedule 1 narcotics list carries lesser penalties than charges involving manufacturing and distribution. While the more serious offenses typically carry felony charges, misdemeanor charges apply in cases where a person is in possession of a narcotic without to intent to distribute.
If you use schedule 1 drugs and need help quitting, call (800) 407-7195 today to find a treatment program near you!
the Take-Away
Schedule 1 narcotics list is referring to a highly potent substance and never used for medical purposes. These drugs come with a high risk of addiction.