Category:Scheduled Substances (US)

According to the United States' Controlled Substances Act:

Schedule I substances are described as those that have the following findings:

• The drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse.
• The drug or other substance has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.
• There is a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug or other substance under medical supervision.

Schedule II substances are those that have the following findings:

• The drug or other substances have a high potential for abuse
• The drug or other substances have currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, or currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions
• Abuse of the drug or other substances may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.

Schedule III substances are those that have the following findings:

• The drug or other substance has a potential for abuse less than the drugs or other substances in schedules I and II.
• The drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.
• Abuse of the drug or other substance may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence

Schedule IV substances are those that have the following findings:

• The drug or other substance has a low potential for abuse relative to the drugs or other substances in schedule III
• The drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States
• Abuse of the drug or other substance may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to the drugs or other substances in schedule III

In an attempt to prevent this wiki from being a resource for would-be lawbreakers, we will refrain from detailing the production of schedule I or II substances.