Drugs and other substances that are considered controlled substances under the controlled substances act csa are divided into five schedules. Schedule i medications have the highest abuse potential, while medications in schedule v have a low abuse potential. Toward that end, persons registered with dea are authorized only to conduct those activities with. There are established five schedules of controlled substances, to be known as schedules i, ii, iii. This placement is based upon the substances medical use, potential for abuse, and safety or dependence liability. The controlled substances act csa establishes different categories of registration as part of the framework of the act designed to promote effective controls against diversion. Established by the federal controlled substances act.
Department of justice drug enforcement administration. Under the controlled substances act, these medications are categorized into 5 schedules. Removing marijuana from the controlled substances act. A listing of drugs and their schedule are located at controlled substance act csa scheduling or csa scheduling by alphabetical order. An online pharmacy is a person, entity, or internet site, whether in the united states or abroad, that knowingly or intentionally delivers, distributes, or dispenses, or offers or attempts to deliver, distribute, or dispense, a controlled substance by means of the internet. Act applies to all controlled substances in all schedules. The drugs and other substances that are considered controlled substances under the csa are divided into five schedules. Narc narcotic, csa sch csa schedule controlled substances alphabetical order 21feb20 page 3 of 17. The controlled substances act csa imposes a unified legal.
Within the csa there are five schedules at the federal level iv that are. Controlled substances act house office of the legislative counsel. Substances act csa, which divides cs into five categories called schedules. The hhss recommendations are binding on the dea as to scientific and medical matters.
This search engine indexes the drug enforcement administration diversion control program web site doj. The controlled substances act csa places all substances which were in some manner regulated under existing federal law into one of five schedules. The federal comprehensive drug abuse prevention and control act of. An updated and complete list of the schedules is published annually in title 21 code of federal regulations c. Controlled substance schedules dea diversion control division. The legislation created five schedules classifications, with varying qualifications for a. Act current to 20200319 and last amended on 20190919. Controlled substances cs are regulated by the federal controlled. The controlled substances act csa title ii of the comprehensive drug.
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