Sentences with phrase «with high potential for abuse»

Also, with the high potential for abuse with drugs like Ritalin or Xanax, finding healthier alternatives when possible is a priority.

The U.S. government hasn't legalized marijuana and still classifies it as a Schedule I drug — with high potential for abuse, no accepted medical use and no safe use under medical supervision.

The U.S. government still classifies cannabis as a Schedule I substance under the 1970 Controlled Substance Act (CSA), which places it alongside heroin, MMDA and ecstasy as drugs with a high potential for abuse and no approved medical usage.

Since 1970, marijuana has been on the list of Schedule I drugs, which defines chemicals under the Controlled Substances Act as a drug with high potential for abuse and no medical benefits.

These drugs are «also considered dangerous» with a high potential for abuse.

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In 1970 the Controlled Substances Act established marijuana as a Schedule I drug, «with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.»

But experimental research with medical cannabis remains difficult because the U.S. classifies it as a Schedule I substance that has «no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.»

Legal risks aside, it's important to note that because LSD is illegal (it's a Schedule I drug, with «no current accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse»), it lacks both FDA regulation and a significant body of scientific research on its short - and long - term effects.

«With this high - stakes testing, there's potential for abuse.

An estimated 1,560 children died because of maltreatment, with the highest rates of victimization in the first year of life — 20.6 per 1,000 children.1 Research demonstrates that outcomes for children who survive child maltreatment (defined as neglect, abuse, or a combination of the two) are poor, with performance below national norms in a range of outcomes areas, including psychosocial and cognitive well - being and academic achievement.2, 3,4 The costs to society overall of these children not reaching their full potential and the lower than expected productivity of adult survivors of abuse are estimated at as much as $ 50 - 90 billion per year in the U.S. 5,6 These findings underscore the need for strategies to prevent child maltreatment in order to improve outcomes for children, families and communities.