Substance Abuse and Chemical Dependency

Appendices

Chapter 1: Background Terminology

Chapter 2: Epidemiology

Chapter 3: Pathophysiology of Addiction

Chapter 4: Classification and Characteristics of Psychoactive Substances

Chapter 5: Treatment

Chapter 6: Identification of the Abusing Patient

Chapter 7: Implications for Dental Treatment

Chapter 8: Impaired Oral Health Team Members

Chapter 9: Conclusion

Appendices

Appendix A: Glossary

Appendix B: Common

Slang Terms

Appendix C: Online

Resources

Appendix D: Treatment

and Informational

Related Resources

Appendix E: References

Appendix F: American

Psychiatric Assoc.

Diagnostic and

Statistical Manual of

Mental Disorders

(DSM-IV-TR)

Appendix G: Schedules

of Controlled

Substances

Appendix H: Substance

Appendix G: Schedules of Controlled Substances

The Controlled Substances Act (CSA), Title II of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, provides the legal foundation for regulation and enforcement of laws pertaining to the manufacture and distribution of drugs. All drugs are placed in one of five schedules. Prescription authority of health care providers is based on this schedule.

According to the DEA, these lists are intended as general references and are not comprehensive listings of all controlled substances.

Schedule I

Drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse
Drug or other substance has no currently accepted medical use
Lack of accepted safety for use of the drug or substance under medical supervision (Examples: Marijuana, Heroin, and LSD)

Schedule II

Drug or other substance has high potential for abuse
Drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment
Abuse of the drug or substance may lead to psychological or physical dependence (Examples: Cocaine, Percocet®, Ritalin®, Demerol®, Morphine, Fentanyl®, Adderall, and Oxycontin)

Schedule III

Drug or other substance has a potential for abuse less than the drugs or other substances in schedules II or I
Drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment
Abuse of the drug or other substance may lead to a moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence (Examples: Opium (may be schedule IV depending on amount of opium), Vicodin®, Tylenol w/codeine, Vicoprofin, buprenorphrine, and some amphetamines)

Schedule IV

Drug or other substance has a low potential for abuse relative to drugs or substances in schedule III
Drug or substance has a currently accepted medical use
Abuse of the drug or substance may lead to limited physical or psychological dependence compared to drugs or substances in schedule III (Examples: Darvocet®, Valium®, Xanax®, Ativan®, Talwin-NX®, Phenobarbital, and Halcion®)

Schedule V

Drug or other substance has a low potential for abuse compared to the drugs or substances in schedule IV
Drug or substance has a currently accepted medical use
Abuse of the drug or substance may lead to a limited physical or psychological dependence (Examples: Lomotil®, Phenergan®, Robitussin AC)

http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/schedules/listby_sched/sched1.htm retrieved April 24, 2007.

Continue on to Appendix H: Substance Abuse Community Referral Resources