Understanding Drug Schedules: Is a Schedule 1 narcotic worse than a schedule 3?
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The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) classifies controlled substances into five schedules based on their medical use and potential for abuse. A foundational question for understanding this system is, 'Is a Schedule 1 narcotic worse than a schedule 3?', which can be definitively answered by examining the criteria for each classification.
