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Definition of Controlled substance
1. Noun. A drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law.
Generic synonyms: Drug
Definition of Controlled substance
1. Noun. (idiomatic) A drug deemed to be illegal by a government except for very limited professional testing purposes. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Controlled substance
1. A substance subject to the Controlled Substances Act (1970), which regulates the prescribing and dispensing, as well as the manufacturing, storage, sale, or distribution of substance's assigned to five schedules according to their 1) potential for or evidence of abuse, 2) potential for psychic or physiologic dependence, 3) contributing a public health risk, 4) harmful pharmacologic effect, or 5) role as a precursor of other controlled substance's. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Controlled Substance
Literary usage of Controlled substance
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Approval and Monitoring of Narcotic Treatment Programs: A Guide on the Roles by Lynne C. McArthur, Yvonne Goldsberry (1998)
"... to manufacture or import any controlled substance or basic class of controlled
substance shall be authorized to distribute that substance or class, ..."
2. Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1995 by Estados Unidos Departament of Justice (1996)
"Possession-acquiring a controlled substance by misrepresentation or fraud,
attempting or conspiring to possess, or simple possession of a controlled ..."
3. Prosecutorial Response to Heavy Drug Caseloads: Comprehensive Problem by Kerry M. Healey (1994)
"(2) "Drug" or "drugs" means a controlled substance as defined in chapter 69.50
RCW or an "imitation controlled substance" as defined in RCW 69.52.020. ..."
4. Sentencing in the Federal Courts: Does Race Matter?: The Transition to by Douglas Corry McDonald, Kenneth E Carlson (1994)
"... to import the controlled substance, or (b) the defendant acted as a pilot,
... a controlled substance, the offense level is increased by two levels, ..."
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