DEA Drug Scheduling

Read through the DEA Drug Scheduling. You may access it through the link posted here or in the module.

Take a look at the various levels of severity and risk of the different medications and how they are classified. I have also posted the DEA Drug Fact Sheet for you to reference to review the various effects of the different classifications of drugs. You may also reference other sources to complete this discussion. Remember, you MUST reference sources.

1. Should marijuana be a schedule 1 drug? Why or why not?

2. Is marijuana a “gateway drug?” Support your stance.

3. How concerned are you about your client using marijuana?

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Question one

Yes, marijuana should be on schedule one drug. Schedule one drugs comprise of drugs that have no medical purpose and also that have the high potentiality for abuse. The reason why it has o medical purpose it’s because it causes more damage to the body than healing it. First, it exaggerates the activation of endocannabinoid system which regulates perception and mood,

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