Which statement correctly describes Schedule V substances?

Which statement correctly describes Schedule V substances?

• A. Substances with high potential for abuse and no medical use.
• B. Substances with the least relative potential for abuse and physical or psychological dependence and with an accepted medical use.
• C. Substances with moderate potential for abuse and dependence.
• D. Substances with no potential for abuse and no medical use.

Answer: (B)

Schedules classify drugs by how likely they are to be abused, how likely people are to become dependent, and whether there is an accepted medical use. Schedule V substances have the least relative potential for abuse and physical or psychological dependence and do have an accepted medical use. That combination is what makes this statement the correct one. For context, other schedules describe higher abuse potential with varying medical uses (for example, a substance with high abuse potential and no medical use, or one with moderate potential), which is why those descriptions don’t fit Schedule V. Examples include small amounts of codeine in certain cough syrups or other low-dose preparations that are recognized medically but tightly controlled.

Schedules classify drugs by how likely they are to be abused, how likely people are to become dependent, and whether there is an accepted medical use. Schedule V substances have the least relative potential for abuse and physical or psychological dependence and do have an accepted medical use. That combination is what makes this statement the correct one. For context, other schedules describe higher abuse potential with varying medical uses (for example, a substance with high abuse potential and no medical use, or one with moderate potential), which is why those descriptions don’t fit Schedule V. Examples include small amounts of codeine in certain cough syrups or other low-dose preparations that are recognized medically but tightly controlled.