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This is the list of Schedule II controlled substances in the United States as defined by the Controlled Substances Act. [ 1] The following findings are required for substances to be placed in this schedule: [ 2] The drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse. The drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in ...
The Schedule 2 list is one of three lists. Chemicals that can be used as weapons, or used in their manufacture, but that have no, or almost no, legitimate applications as well are listed in Schedule 1, whilst Schedule 3 is used for chemicals that also have widespread industrial uses. The use of Schedule 1, 2, or 3 chemicals as weapons is banned ...
Fentanyl is a highly potent synthetic piperidine opioid primarily used as an analgesic. It is 20 to 40 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine; [ 8] its primary clinical utility is in pain management for cancer patients and those recovering from painful surgeries. [ 9][ 10] Fentanyl is also used as a sedative. [ 11]
Methamphetamine[ note 1] (contracted from N-methylamphetamine) is a potent central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is mainly used as a recreational drug and less commonly as a second-line treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and obesity. [ 23] Methamphetamine was discovered in 1893 and exists as two enantiomers: levo ...
Amphetamine[ note 2 ] (contracted from a lpha - m ethyl ph en et hyl amine) is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), narcolepsy, and obesity. Amphetamine was discovered as a chemical in 1887 by Lazăr Edeleanu, and then as a drug in the late 1920s. [ 25 ]
The Lists themselves are divided into part A with toxic substances that can be used directly as chemical weapons and part B containing their precursors (chemicals with which those substances can be made). The Lists are subject to the following criteria, among others: [2] [3] Schedule 1 [4] contains substances most clearly related to a chemical ...
Oxycodone is a controlled substance under Schedule I of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA). [154] Canadian oxycodone HCL/acetaminophen 5/325 mg tablet. In February 2012, Ontario passed legislation to allow the expansion of an already existing drug-tracking system for publicly funded drugs to include those that are privately insured.
Ruan v. United States, No. 20-1410, 597 U.S. ___ (2022) The Controlled Substances Act ( CSA) is the statute establishing federal U.S. drug policy under which the manufacture, importation, possession, use, and distribution of certain substances is regulated. It was passed by the 91st United States Congress as Title II of the Comprehensive Drug ...