Drugs are classified into 6 different categories, also called “schedules”. Each schedule accounts for its potential for abuse and accepted medical use.
Schedule I
Highest potential for abuse and no accepted medical use.
- Heroin
- Ecstasy
- Peyote
- Opiates
- GHB
- Methaqualone
- Fentanyl
Schedule II
Have a high addiction risk with little medical use.
- Cocaine
- Opium
- Codeine
- Hydrocodone
- Morphine
- Methadone
Schedule III
Have a less potential for abuse than I and II and have accepted medical uses.
- Ketamine
- Anabolic Steroids
- Barbiturates
Schedule IV
Low potential for abuse and have accepted medical uses.
- Xanax
- Valium
- Darvon
- Rohypnol
- Clonazepam
Schedule V
Have a very low potential for abuse and have accepted medical uses. Abuse may lead to limited dependency.
- Codeine
- Certain Anticonvulsants
- Drugs with limited concentrations of narcotics
Schedule VI
Have a low potential for abuse but no accepted medical uses in North Carolina.
- Marijuana
- Hashish
- Hash Oil