[Harmless Teddy Bear]

... possession of Tramadol, a Schedule IV pain medication.

Tramadol? Honestly Tramadol? When I had a torn tendon they gave me this sugar pill. It did less than ibuprofen.

This stuff is so weak it should not even be regulated.

[mabarker1]

That crap is USELESS!!!

It wouldn’t help relieve the pain from a hangnail.

[BwanaNdege]

Examples of Schedule III narcotics include: combination products containing less than 15 milligrams of hydrocodone per dosage unit (Vicodin), products containing not more than 90 milligrams of codeine per dosage unit (Tylenol with Codeine), and buprenorphine (Suboxone).

Examples of Schedule IIIN non-narcotics include: benzphetamine (Didrex), phendimetrazine, ketamine, and anabolic steroids such as Depo-Testosterone.

Schedule IV Controlled Substances

Substances in this schedule have a low potential for abuse relative to substances in Schedule III.

Examples of Schedule IV substances include: alprazolam (Xanax), carisoprodol (Soma), clonazepam (Klonopin), clorazepate (Tranxene), diazepam (Valium), lorazepam (Ativan), midazolam (Versed), temazepam (Restoril), and triazolam (Halcion).

Schedule V Controlled Substances

Substances in this schedule have a low potential for abuse relative to substances listed in Schedule IV and consist primarily of preparations containing limited quantities of certain narcotics.

Examples of Schedule V substances include: cough preparations containing not more than 200 milligrams of codeine per 100 milliliters or per 100 grams (Robitussin AC, Phenergan with Codeine), and ezogabine.

(Schedule VI Controlled Substances - Cola Drinks with full caffeine and full sugar, i.e. “the Good Stuff”)

/sarc

[note: Anyone who has ever had a Root Canal probably has a few leftover Schedule III drugs laying around the house]

[Georgia Girl 2]

Yeh, I have taken tramadol. Its not going to make you go out and kill anybody.