Which act identifies the five schedules of controlled substances?

Which act identifies the five schedules of controlled substances?

• A. Controlled Substances Act
• B. Narcotics Control Act
• C. Psychoactive Substances Act
• D. Drug Enforcement Act

Answer: (A)

The law that creates the five schedules for controlled substances is the Controlled Substances Act. This statute, enacted in 1970 as part of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act, establishes a formal system of five schedules (I–V) used to classify drugs and other substances. The classification hinges on factors like potential for abuse, accepted medical use, and safety under supervision, and it guides how substances are manufactured, prescribed, dispensed, stored, and penalized. The other named acts either predate this scheduling framework or do not establish the five‑schedule system, so they don’t identify the five schedules like the Controlled Substances Act does.

The law that creates the five schedules for controlled substances is the Controlled Substances Act. This statute, enacted in 1970 as part of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act, establishes a formal system of five schedules (I–V) used to classify drugs and other substances. The classification hinges on factors like potential for abuse, accepted medical use, and safety under supervision, and it guides how substances are manufactured, prescribed, dispensed, stored, and penalized. The other named acts either predate this scheduling framework or do not establish the five‑schedule system, so they don’t identify the five schedules like the Controlled Substances Act does.