What schedule drug is heroin?

What schedule drug is heroin?

• A. Schedule I
• B. Schedule II
• C. Schedule III
• D. Schedule IV

Answer: (A)

Heroin is a Schedule I controlled substance because it has a high potential for abuse and, at present, no accepted medical use in the United States and no accepted safety for use under medical supervision. This is the strictest category, which is why heroin cannot be legally prescribed and is tightly regulated. In contrast, Schedule II includes drugs with high abuse potential but that do have medical uses with strict controls (for example, morphine). Schedules III and IV involve substances with lower abuse potential or more accepted medical uses, which is why heroin does not fit there.

Heroin is a Schedule I controlled substance because it has a high potential for abuse and, at present, no accepted medical use in the United States and no accepted safety for use under medical supervision. This is the strictest category, which is why heroin cannot be legally prescribed and is tightly regulated. In contrast, Schedule II includes drugs with high abuse potential but that do have medical uses with strict controls (for example, morphine). Schedules III and IV involve substances with lower abuse potential or more accepted medical uses, which is why heroin does not fit there.