Drugs and Society Chapter 2

Controlled Substance Act of 1970

Established five “schedules” of drugs based on whether a drug has:

A potential for abuse?

An accepted medical use?

A potential for physical or psychological dependence?

Schedule I

This kind of drug has the highest potential for abuse, NO accepted medicinal use and has a high potential for abuse and addiction

Schedule V

This kind of drug has lowest potential for addiction/abuse

Schedule I

The following are which kind of drug?

Heroin (poppy plant) Peyote

Psilocybin

Synthetic Cathinones (bath salts)

THC (marijuana)

Schedule 2

What schedule are these drugs:

Cocaine

Methamphetamine

Schedule III

What schedule are these drugs:

Anabolic Steroids

Ketamine

Schedule IV

What schedule are these drugs:

Diazepam (Valium)

Schedule V

What schedule are these drugs:

OTC Cough Supressants

Antidiarrheal 

This act was basically a government tax on use of “narcotics”, which included opium related drugs and cocaine

Harrison Act

This act required food and drug manufacturers list any “habit forming” drugs to be listed (sale left unrestricted)

Pure Food and Drug Act

War on Drugs

Term is based on a speech by President Nixon in 1970

Antagonistic effects

These effects are when the effects of two drugs cancel each other out