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FAQ: IMPORTING A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE INTO THE UNITED STATES
What is a controlled drug?
What is the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency's policy on ordering controlled prescription drugs through the mail?
What if the controlled substance is for personal medical use only?
What about personally carrying into the U.S. a substance for which I have a prescription?
From the U.S. Department of Justice web site:
http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/fed_regs/notices/2004/fr0629.htm
What is a controlled drug?
A controlled drug is a substance regulated under the federal Controlled Substances Act. Prescriptions for these substances are more tightly regulated than other prescription drugs because of their higher protential for abuse. Included here are narcotics, stimulants, depressants, hallucinogens, and anabolic steroids. The following are some examples of controlled substances and their corresponding federal schedule:
Schedule I - Heroin, cocaine, marijuana, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA; Ecstasy).
Schedule II - Amphetamine (Adderall), codeine, fentanyl (Duragesic), hydromorphone (Dilaudid), meperidine (Demerol), methadone (Dolophine), methylphenidate (Ritalin, Metadate ER, Concerta), morphine, oxycodone (Percodan, Tylox, OxyContin).
Schedule III - Anabolic steroids, phendimetrazine (Prelu-2), acetaminophen/codeine (Tylenol 3), hydrocodone/acetaminophen (Vicodin, Norco).
Schedule IV - Alprazolam (Xanax), clonazepam (Klonopin), diazepam (Valium), lorazepam (Ativan), phentermine (Fastin, Ionamin, Adipex-P)
Schedule V - Some cough preparations that contain a limited amount of codeine.
Schedule I - Heroin, cocaine, marijuana, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA; Ecstasy).
Schedule II - Amphetamine (Adderall), codeine, fentanyl (Duragesic), hydromorphone (Dilaudid), meperidine (Demerol), methadone (Dolophine), methylphenidate (Ritalin, Metadate ER, Concerta), morphine, oxycodone (Percodan, Tylox, OxyContin).
Schedule III - Anabolic steroids, phendimetrazine (Prelu-2), acetaminophen/codeine (Tylenol 3), hydrocodone/acetaminophen (Vicodin, Norco).
Schedule IV - Alprazolam (Xanax), clonazepam (Klonopin), diazepam (Valium), lorazepam (Ativan), phentermine (Fastin, Ionamin, Adipex-P)
Schedule V - Some cough preparations that contain a limited amount of codeine.
What is the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency's policy on ordering controlled prescription drugs through the mail?
Purchasing controlled substances from a foreign country or from a foreign internet site and having them shipped to a business or individual within the United States is NOT permitted.
What if the controlled substance is for personal medical use only?
People who are personally travelling into the United States from another country may bring with them a reasonable amount for personal use (see next question). However, the "personal medical use'' exemption only applies to individual travelers who themselves are entering or departing the United States who require controlled substances. The "personal medical use'' exemption does not apply to the shipment of controlled substances into the United States from a foreign country, regardless of whether the individual receiving the shipment possesses a valid prescription issued by a United States practitioner, and regardless of the fact that those controlled substances are intended for the personal medical use of an individual.
What about personally carrying into the U.S. a substance for which I have a prescription?
Federal law contains a "personal medical use'' exemption which makes a limited allowance for travelers entering and departing the United States who have a legitimate medical need for controlled substances during their journey. Under this exemption, people who travel to foreign countries may carry controlled substances on their person for their legitimate (prescribed) medical use.
From the U.S. Department of Justice web site:
http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/fed_regs/notices/2004/fr0629.htm
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