Drug Classes

“The Controlled Substance Act” The government maintains five schedules of classifications for controlled substances Controlled substances are placed in these schedules according to: Potential for abuse Potential for abuse Potential for dependence Potential for dependence Medical value Medical value

Abuse Inappropriate use Inappropriate use Unwarranted use Unwarranted use Over use Over use May or may not be addictive May or may not be addictive

Dependence Physical dependence occurs when the drug becomes necessary for their body to function normally Physical dependence occurs when the drug becomes necessary for their body to function normally Psychological dependence occurs when a person thinks they need a drug to function normally Psychological dependence occurs when a person thinks they need a drug to function normally

Tolerance Requires increasing doses to maintain the same effects Requires increasing doses to maintain the same effects Having tolerance means a person can take larger doses without catastrophic reactions. Having tolerance means a person can take larger doses without catastrophic reactions. High levels of drug at death may not be cause of death. High levels of drug at death may not be cause of death.

Schedule I High potential for abuse High potential for abuse No currently accepted medical use No currently accepted medical use Heroin Marijuana Heroin Marijuana PCP LSD PCP LSD

Schedule II High potential for abuse High potential for abuse Some medicinal use Some medicinal use Cocaine opium Cocaine opium Some opium derivatives Dronabinol Dronabinol (synthetic marijuana) (synthetic marijuana)

Schedule III Less potential for abuse than I & II Less potential for abuse than I & II Current accepted medical use Current accepted medical use low/moderate physical dependence or high psychological dependence low/moderate physical dependence or high psychological dependence

Schedule III-Drugs Barbiturate preparations Barbiturate preparations Certain preparations of codeine Certain preparations of codeine

Schedule IV Lower potential for abuse than schedule III Lower potential for abuse than schedule III Valid medical use Valid medical use Limited dependence Limited dependence DarvonPhenobarbital Valium Librium

Schedule V Low abuse potential Low abuse potential Valid medical use Valid medical use Lower potential for producing dependence than schedule IV Lower potential for producing dependence than schedule IVRobitussin Low dose codeine preps.

GA Laws Schedule I & II 1 st Offense –Purchase/Possess 1 st Offense –Purchase/Possess 2 to 15 years 2 to 15 years 2 nd Offense –Purchase/Possess 2 nd Offense –Purchase/Possess 5 to 30 years 5 to 30 years Sell or Intent Sell or Intent 1 st – 5 to 302 nd -10 to 40, life 1 st – 5 to 302 nd -10 to 40, life

GA Laws Schedule III, IV, V Purchase/Possess Purchase/Possess 1 st – 1 to 5 years2 nd – 1 to 10 years 1 st – 1 to 5 years2 nd – 1 to 10 years Sell/Intent Sell/Intent 1 st – 1 to 10 years 1 st – 1 to 10 years

Federal Laws grams of cocaine – minimum of 5 years jail and up to $2 million fine for 1 st offense grams of cocaine – minimum of 5 years jail and up to $2 million fine for 1 st offense 5 + grams of crack carries same penalty 5 + grams of crack carries same penalty

Federal Laws Penalties double for 2 nd offense with cocaine Penalties double for 2 nd offense with cocaine Penalties for 2 nd offense with 5 – 49 grams of crack:20 years and up to 8 million dollar fine Penalties for 2 nd offense with 5 – 49 grams of crack:20 years and up to 8 million dollar fine

Federal Laws One gram of fentanyl, heroin, LSD, methamphetamine, and PCP minimum of 5 years and up to $2 million fine minimum of 5 years and up to $2 million fine

Federal Laws Marijuana & Hashish Growing fewer than 49 plants or selling less than 50 kilgrams of maijuana or 1 kg of hashish 1 st offense maximum sentence – 5 years and up to $250,000 fine.