NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
TOXICOLOGY
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Question
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The Controlled Substances Act schedule of drugs that have a high potential for abuse and have medical use with severe restrictions.
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II
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III
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IV
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Schedule II drugs have high potential for abuse. These drugs have a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States or a currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions. Abuse of these drugs may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
Detailed explanation-2: -Schedule I drugs have a high abuse potential and no accepted medical use.
Detailed explanation-3: -Controlled substances are drugs or chemicals that have the potential to be addictive or habit-forming. The United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) divides controlled substances into 5 categories called Schedules based upon substances’ potential for abuse and addictiveness and its’ usefulness in medicine.
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