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| Schedule I | ||
| A) | The drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse. | |
| B) | The drug or other substance has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. | |
| C) | There is lack of accepted safety for use of the drug or other substance under medical supervision. | |
| Examples include: heroin and marijuana. | ||
| Schedule II | ||
| A) | The drug of other substance has a high potential for abuse. | |
| B) | The drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, or a currently accepted medical use with restrictions. | |
| C) | Abuse of the drug or other substance may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence. | |
| Examples include: Morphine, cocaine, and Dilaudid. | ||
| Schedule III | ||
| A) | The drug or other substance has potential for abuse less than the drugs or other substances in Schedules I and II. | |
| B) | The drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. | |
| C) | Abuse of the drug or other substance may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence. | |
| Examples include: Anabolic steroids, Doriden, Fiorinal, and Tylenol with Codeine. | ||
| Schedule IV | ||
| A) | The drug or other substance has a low potential for abuse relative to the drugs or other substances in Schedule III. | |
| B) | The drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. | |
| C) | 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. | |
| Examples include: Valium, Talwin, Librium, and Chloral Hydrate. | ||
| Schedule V | ||
| A) | The drug or other substance has a low potential for abuse relative to the drugs or other substances in Schedule IV. | |
| B) | The drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. | |
| C) | 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 IV. | |
| Examples include: prescription cough syrups. | ||
