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Many of you write to me and tell me that there are different diet and bodybuilding drugs that you want to try but that you don't want to turn to the black market in order to get them. I understand this completely. Some would say that a more muscular physique is not something worth going to jail over. So, in this EliteFitness.com News, we have compiled a list of the online pharmacies that make purchasing easy. We've also listed the main drugs of interest that each carries. The following article is about why the scheduled drugs (not all drugs are scheduled - they are only controlled - meaning you need a willing doctor to write you a script) are becoming harder to find in the online pharmacies. And we have an explanation of what a "Scheduled Drug" means anyway. We'll also look at the different drug schedules.
In the US, prescription drugs are either scheduled or they are not. Online, it is easy to get the unscheduled drugs. The scheduled drugs are tougher to get, but you can still find some of them online.
Here's how scheduling works. Think of it like a pyramid. At the top of the pyramid are the Schedule 1 drugs. The Schedule 1 drugs are your illegal street drugs like LSD, marijuana, Ecstasy, GHB, and Heroin. To make the Schedule 1 list, the drug must have a high potential for abuse and no currently accepted medical use. The Schedule 2 drugs, are the serious drugs like Ritalin, OxyContin, Methamphetamine, Cocaine, and Morphine. The drugs on this schedule also have a high potential for abuse, but they are accepted for medical use albeit with severe restrictions places on them.
Under the Schedule 2 drugs, you find the Schedule 3 drugs. To make the Schedule 3, a drug should have a potential for abuse but the "abuse potential" must be less than the drugs or other substances in Schedules I and II. Schedule 3 drugs have a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. And, Schedule 3 drugs may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence. On the Schedule 3, we have Vicodin, Ketamine (Special K), Didrex and we also have all the anabolic steroids.
On a side note, I\'ve dedicated my life to educating people about anabolic steroids in the hopes that one day, they will go from being scheduled to merely controlled. If this ever happens, you could then work with your doctor to use steroids for cosmetic purposes much like you would work with him now if you wanted Botox. But I don't see this happening any time soon. Another side note, classifying steroids as Schedule 3 drugs just plain makes no sense because they do not have an addiction potential like the other scheduled drugs do - but, that's a subject for another EliteFitness.com News.
I\'ll wrap this up with the Schedule 4 drugs. On Schedule 4, you\'ve got your sleeping pills, your tranquilizers, and your diet drugs. The drugs on schedule 4 include Xanax, Valium, Provigil, Meridia, Ambien, and Phentermine. In summary, of the controlled substances that are scheduled, and remember, not all controlled substances are scheduled, the DEA schedules what it considers as the more serious drugs with a lower number i.e. a Schedule 1 drug is considered more serious than a Schedule 2 drug.
In the online pharmacies, you obviously will not find Schedule 1 drugs because they are illegal. I have never seen any Schedule 2 drugs available at the online pharmacies either. And if you find a pharmacy that does claim to have them, or worse, charges you a membership fee to get them, avoid these scam pharmacies like the plague because you are sure to get ripped off. The only Schedule 3 drug that I have ever seen available at the online pharmacies is the diet drug Didrex and it is becoming much harder to find. You never see anabolic steroids. The Schedule 4 drugs, although also getting harder to find, do show up in the online pharmacies. And the unscheduled drugs are widely available.
So where does that leave athletes and bodybuilders who want access to drugs legally? Well, in the side bar, we have created a listing of what's available and where to find it. And there are plenty of drugs that could be of interest to the bodybuilder. From the human growth hormone - Saizen, to the antiestrogen drugs Nolvadex and Arimidex, to the ED drugs Viagra, Levitra, and Cialis.
Below we have a summary table of drug scheduling right from the DEA. And here\'s a link to discuss this article and drug scheduling on the EliteFitness.com Forums.
How US Drug Scheduling works: Although this makes no sense in the case of steroids, here\'s what the DEA says that it looks at when deciding if it will schedule a drug: (1) Its actual or relative potential for abuse. (2) Scientific evidence of its pharmacological effect, if known. (3) The state of current scientific knowledge regarding the drug or other substance. (4) Its history and current pattern of abuse. (5) The scope, duration, and significance of abuse. (6) What, if any, risk there is to the public health. (7) Its psychic or physiological dependence liability. (8) Whether the substance is an immediate precursor of a substance already controlled under this subchapter. |
(1) Schedule I. - (Examples: LSD, marijuana, Ecstasy, GHB, Heroin) (A) The drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse. (B) The drug or other substance has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. (C) There is a lack of accepted safety for use of the drug or other substance under medical supervision. |
(2) Schedule II. - (Examples: Ritalin, OxyContin, Methamphetamine, Cocaine, Morphine) (A) The drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse. (B) The drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States or a currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions. (C) Abuse of the drug or other substances may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence. |
(3) Schedule III. - (Examples: Anabolic steroids, Vicodin, Ketamine (Special K), Proviron, Finaplix-S) (A) The drug or other substance has a potential for abuse less than the drugs or other substances in schedules I and II. (B) The drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. (C) Abuse of the drug or other substance may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence. |
(4) Schedule IV. - (Examples: Xanax, Valium, Provigil, Meridia, Ambien, Phentermine) (A) The drug or other substance has a low potential for abuse relative to the drugs or other substances in schedule III. (B) The drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States. (C) Abuse of the drug or other substance may lead to limited physical dependence or psychological dependence relative to the drugs or other substances in schedule III. |
Here's a link where you can find the full list of all scheduled drugs.