Posted by Rick on November 10, 2001, at 2:37:34
In reply to Re: Stimulants, how do you get them? JohnX2, posted by Dreamy on November 9, 2001, at 19:41:32
> Nother Q...maybe there is a place where I could be
> part of a study for new meds???
> Is there somewhere you know of where I could look
> and sign up?http://clinicaltrials.gov
http://www.acurian.com>I read up a little on related meds and found that
Provigil is rated class IV while ritalin, adderall
and others have lower numbers... like II etc.
What does this meen???
There are five restricted-drug classes in the U.S., schedules I-V. The *lower* the number, the more restricted the med is. Schedule I includes a lot of street drugs rarely used for medicinal purposes. Schedule II are meds deemed to have very high addiction or abuse potential. This includes most stumulants, including Ritalin, since they are amphetamine-based. Schedule II prescriptions are very restricted, with limited refills, no call-ins, strict documentation, and in some states additional restrictions such as triplicate script copies.Schedule III includes narcotics with a fairly high abuse potential, including analgesics with codeine, Vicodin, etc.
Schedule IV drugs, which are considered to have a significantly lower, but still present, abuse potential, include the benzos such as Xanax as well as the novel stmulant Provigil. (Provigil really has very low abuse potential, although it *theoretically* has adiction potential based on the reinforcing properties seen in lab animals. I haven't heard of a single case of Provigil dependence or withdrawal symptoms, let alone addiction.)
I'm not sure, but I think Schedule I includes meds that you can get without a presciption but need to sign a register, e.g. cough syrup with codeine. I believe specific Class I procedures vary by State, and some retailers won't sell them without a prescription.
Rick
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