Prescription medication diversion problem growing

If the substance is controlled?
The US Drug Enforcement Agency classify drugs according to their potential for abuse and their medical uses.

My schedule
Drugs or other materials that have high potential for abuse, there is no point in the United States received medical and safety deficiencies which have accepted to be used under medical supervision.
Examples: Heroin, cannabis, cough, GBH

Schedule II
Drugs or other materials that have high potential for abuse, has a medical use in treatment in the United States accepted, or have medical use with severe restrictions accepted; abuse can lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
Examples: cocaine, amphetamine, morphine, Oxycodone

Schedule III
Drugs or other materials that have the potential for abuse less than schedule I or II and have been using the medical treatment received in the United States; abuse can lead to moderate or low physical and psychological dependence.
Examples: Anabolic steroids, Ketamine, Hydrocodone/codeine

Schedule IV
Drugs or other materials that have low potential for abuse relative to those listed in Schedules III and medical usage in the United States received; abuse can lead to limited physical dependence or psychological compared with those in Schedule III.
Example: Benzodiazepines such as alprazolam (Xanax), chlordiazepoxide (Librium), clonazepam (Klonopin) diazepam (Valium).

Schedule V
The drug or other substance has a low potential for abuse relative to the drugs or other substances in Schedule IV and have medical uses in the United States accepted medical; abuse of the drug or other substance may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to the drugs or other materials.
Examples: Cough suppressant flavor containing small amounts of codeine; anticonvulsants and anti-diarrheals.

Source: U.S. DEA

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