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They are classified in terms of medical use, dangerousness, and abuse potential. DEA Schedule I drugs have "no acceptable medical use " (which has been debatable, in the case of marijuana, for instance); Schedule II drugs consist of those opiate-based drugs which have been determined to have high abuse potential; Schedule III drugs = intermediate to high abuse potential; Schedule IV drugs have anywhere from low to high abuse potential, depending upon the dose of the drug and frequency with which it is taken.

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