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Schedule III (has a potential for abuse less than Schedule I or II, has a currently accepted medical use, may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or addiction)

Amobarbital compounds

Anabolic Steroids

Benzphetamine
(Didrex, Inapetyl)

Boldenone
(Equipoise, Parenabol, Vebonol)

Buprenorphine
(Buprenex, Temgesic)

Hydrocodone 15 mg/du
(Tussionex, Tussend, Lortab, Vicodin, Hycodan, Anexsia)

Ketamine
(Ketaset, Ketalar)

Methyltesosterone
(Android, Oreton, Testred, Virilon)

Opium 25 mg/du
(Paregoric)

Phendimetrazine
(Plegine, Prelu-2, Bontril, Melfiat, Statobex)

Between 1995 and 2005, treatment admissions for abuse of prescription pain relievers grew more than 300 percent. (TEDS, 2007)

Past year abuse of Vicodin is particularly high among 8th, 10th, and 12th graders, with nearly one in 10 high school seniors reporting taking it in the past year without a doctor’s approval. (MTF, 2007)

Unintentional poisoning deaths involving narcotics and hallucinogens grew 55 percent from 1999 to 2004. Research suggests this is an increase attributed primarily to prescription painkillers. (CDC, 2007)

Unintentional poisoning deaths involving psychotherapeutic drugs, such as sedative-hypnotics and anti-depressants, grew 84 percent from 1999 to 2004. (CDC, 2007)

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NIDA: Topics in Brief: Prescription Drugs (A Research Update from NIDA, March 2008) Prescription For Danger: A Report on the Troubling Trend of Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drug Abuse Among the Nation's Teens (Office of the National Drug Control Policy, January 2008) Teens and Prescription Drugs: An Analysis of Emerging Trends on the Emerging Drug Threat (Office of the National Drug Control Policy, February, 2007) Emergency Department Visits Involving Nonmedical Use of Selected Pharmaceuticals (The DAWN Report, Issue 23, 2006) Nonmedical Users of Pain Relievers: Characteristics of Recent Initiates (The NSDUH Report, Issue 22, 2006) Prescription Pain and Other Medications (NIDA InfoFacts, June, 2006) Prescription Drugs: Abuse and Addiction (NIDA Research Report, Revised August, 2005) Prescription Drug Abuse: What's in the Medicine Cabinet? Publishers Group Publication #1090 >>		Characteristics of Primary Tranquilizer Admissions: 2002 (The DASIS Report, July 22, 2005) Treatment Admissions Involving Narcotic Painkillers: 2002 Update (The DASIS Report, July 23, 2004) Nonmedical Use of Prescription Pain Relievers: The NSDUH Report (May 21, 2004) Nonmedical Use of Prescription-Type Drugs among Youths and Young Adults: The NHSDA Report, January 16, 2003 The NSDUH Report: Stimulant Use, 2003 (February 4, 2005) DRUG SCHEDULING: Complete List: (U.S.) from the DEA Substances & Classifications: (Worldwide) from the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction