Controlled Substance Definition

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noun
A drug regulated by the Federal Controlled Substances Acts, including opiates, depressants, stimulants, and hallucinogens.
Webster's New World
Any drug whose production, possession, importation, and distribution is strictly regulated or outlawed. These include depressants (such as barbiturates), hallucinogens (LSD, mescaline, and peyote), marijuana, opiates (heroin, morphine, and opium), and stimulants (amphetamines and cocaine). The substances are listed in five categories, or schedules, according to their characteristics and the type and degree of regulation is determined by the category the particular substance is in.
Webster's New World Law

(idiomatic) A drug deemed to be illegal by a government except for very limited professional testing purposes.

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Other Word Forms of Controlled Substance

Noun

Singular:
controlled substance
Plural:
controlled substances

Controlled Substance Sentence Examples

  • It became a controlled substance in 1914 under the Harrison Narcotic Act and was illegal even for doctors to prescribe in 1919.

  • These tests can show any controlled substance that has been used within a six month time period.

  • The recent jail sentence stems from El getting busted, once again, for possession of a controlled substance.

  • They then had her perform a field sobriety test, which she presumably failed as she was arrested under suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance.

  • Knight is currently charged with one count of misdemeanor battery and two felony counts of possession of a controlled substance.

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