INDIANA DRUG CLASSIFICATIONS
Schedule V Drugs:
Indiana Code 35-48-2-12
Schedule five drugs are considered to be the least dangerous and addictive,with the lowest risk of dependency. This includes non-narcotics such as Tylenol, Codeine, and similar OTC drugs. A drug is a Schedule 5 substance if it has lower abuse potential than a Schedule 4 drug, is medically accepted, and is less likely to cause physical or psychological dependency than a Schedule 4 drug.
Schedule V Drugs:
Indiana Code 35-48-2-12
Schedule five drugs are considered to be the least dangerous and addictive,with the lowest risk of dependency. This includes non-narcotics such as Tylenol, Codeine, and similar OTC drugs. A drug is a Schedule 5 substance if it has lower abuse potential than a Schedule 4 drug, is medically accepted, and is less likely to cause physical or psychological dependency than a Schedule 4 drug.
Schedule IV Drugs:
Indiana Code 35-48-2-10
Schedule four drugs are considered to have a slight risk of physical or psychological dependency, but has a wide range of medically-accepted uses. This includes drugs like tranquilizers, clonazepam, diazepam, loprazolam, alprazolam, midazolam, carisoprodol, methohexital, and modafinil, clorazepate, triazolam, temazepam, and similar benzodiazepines.A drug is a Schedule 4 substance if it has lower abuse potential than a Schedule 3 drug, is medically accepted, and causes limited physical or psychological dependency than that of a Schedule 3 drug.
Schedule III Drugs:
Indiana Code 35-48-2-8
Schedule three drugs are considered to be any drug that has a moderate risk of abuse, but less dangerous than Schedule one and two drugs. This includes drugs like testosterone, anabolic steroids, ketamine, codeine, chlorphentermine, nalorphineand Buprenorphine (Suboxone), phendimetrazine, and benzphetamine.
Schedule II Drugs:
Indiana Code 35-48-2-6
Schedule two drugs are considered to be any drug less dangerous than Schedule I drugs. They may have legitimate medical uses, but with a high risk of abuse. A drug can be classified as a Schedule II if it has high abuse potential, is either medically accepted or has severe medical restrictions, and causes physical and psychological dependence. Schedule II drugs include cocaine, crack, PCP (phencyclidine), opium, raw opium, opium extracts, methamphetamines, amphetamines, methylphenidate, hydrocodone, morphine, oxycodone, hydromorphone, oxymorphone, methadone, pethidine, amobarbital, glutethimide, pentobarbital,and phenmetrazine.
Schedule I Drugs:
Indiana Code 35-48-2-4
Schedule one drugs are considered to be the most dangerous and have the highest abuse potential. They have a high potential for physical and psychological dependency, with no legitimate medical purposes or uses. Drugs like this include heroin, mescaline, peyote, benzylpiperazine, psilocybin, tetrahydrocannabinols (THC), methaqualone, MDMA (Ecstacy), and LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide).
For a complete list of controlled substances and Indiana drug schedules, Visit the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Diversion Control website.
