NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -Schedule I drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse. Some examples of Schedule I drugs are: heroin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana (cannabis), 3, 4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy), methaqualone, and peyote.

Detailed explanation-2: -drug schedule I. Drugs have a high potential for abuse and have no currently accepted medical use in the United States. Drugs controlled under this schedule include heroin, marijuana, methaqualone, PCP, and LSD.

Detailed explanation-3: -Schedule IV Controlled Substances Substances in this schedule have a low potential for abuse relative to substances in Schedule III.

Detailed explanation-4: -The big distinction between schedule 1 and 2 substances, instead, is whether the federal government thinks a drug has medical value. The DEA says schedule 2 substances have some medical value and schedule 1 substances do not, so the latter receive more regulatory scrutiny even though they may not be more dangerous.