• Class 2 Drugs

Class 2 Drugs

The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) Title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 is the federal U.S. Drug policy under which the manufacture, importation, possession, use and distribution of certain narcotics, stimulants, depressants, hallucinogens, anabolic steroids and other chemicals is regulated. The CSA was signed into law by President Richard Nixon on October 27, 1970. The addition, deletion or change of schedule of a medicine or substance may be requested by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), the Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), or from any other party via petition to the DEA. The DEA implements the CSA and may prosecute violators of these laws at both the domestic and international level.

Within the CSA there are five schedules at the federal level (I-V) that are used to classify drugs based upon their: • abuse potential • accepted medical applications in the U.S. • safety and potential for addiction. Individuals who order, handle, store, and distribute controlled substances must be registered with the DEA to perform these functions.