Controlled Substance Act 1970

Before President Richard Nixon declared war on drugs in 1971 he enacted the Controlled Substance Act of 1970. The federal government uses the Controlled Substance Act to outline the drugs into five classifications or schedules. They are categorized by the level of dependency, abuse potential and their medical use. A doctor may choose to prescribe you a drug but regulations are set into place to limit them from the amount and dosage to avoid abuse and dependency to each substance. A doctor is registered with the Drug Enforcement Agency and given a registration number. When prescribing a controlled substance the medical practitioners Drug Enforcement Agency registration number must be used to help keep track of the amount of each prescription
They are found common in the medical field and have a high use. Schedule three drugs included some of the following benzphetamine, phendimetrazine, ketamine, anabolic steroids, and testosterone among many others. These prescriptions must also be prescribed by your doctor. The prescriptions your doctors give you must be filled within six months of the date of prescribed. When your doctor is prescribing you one of the schedule three substance they may call the pharmacy for you and give instruction orally to the pharmacist and fax a copy of the written prescription to the pharmacy. A written copy would not then need to be presented in person to the
Medical practitioners are required to keep records of each controlled substance they prescribe for a minimum of two years. Schedule one and two drugs are to be kept separate from schedules three, four, and five drugs. These records must be easily obtained in the result of an inspection done by the DEA. Inventory of each controlled substance must be taken at least every two years as well. All records must be written and documented properly. The medical practitioner may dispose of any unwanted or damaged drugs carefully. They must give the controlled substance to an authorized registrant who is allowed to receive the materials called Reverse Distributers. Schedule one and two have different regulations for disposal then schedule three, four and five. All records of any disposal must be kept for a total of two years. Even though there are so many laws and regulations set in place for the controlled substance there are still so many people who are dependent and abusing