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These drugs are known in the UK as controlled drug, because this is the term by which the act itself refers to them. In more general terms, however, many of these drugs are also controlled by the Medicines Act 1968, there are many other drugs which are controlled by the Medicines Act but not by the Misuse of Drugs Act, and some other drugs (alcohol, for example) are controlled by other laws.

The Misuse of Drugs Act sets out three separate categories, Class A, Class B, and Class C. Class A drugs represent those deemed most dangerous and so carry the harshest punishments. Class C represents those thought to have the least capacity for harm, and so the Act demands more lenient punishment. In reality the potential harm has little bearing on the class,^[1] which has led to dissatisfaction with drug laws.^[2]

Being found in possession of a drug on this list is dealt with less seriously than would be if it were deemed that there is intent to supply (even without payment) the drug to others. Possession with intent to supply carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.

With regard to lawful possession and supply, a different set of categories apply which are set out in the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 (as amended). This sets out five schedules each with their own restrictions. Schedule 1 contains substances considered by the government to have no medicinal value, such as hallucinogens, and their use is limited primarily to research, whereas schedules 2–5 contain the other regulated drugs. This means that although drugs may fall into the category of Class A/B/C, they may also fall into one of the schedules for legitimate medicinal use. For example, morphine is a Class A drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, but when lawfully supplied falls under the category of a Schedule 2 controlled drug.

Substances may be removed and added to different parts of the schedule by statutory instrument, provided a report of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs has been commissioned and has reached a conclusion, although the Secretary of State is not bound by the council's findings. This list has in practice been modified a great number of times, sometimes removing substances, but more commonly adding some; for example, many benzodiazepines became Class C drugs in 1985, and many cathinones became Class B drugs in 2010.

Glossary of terminology used in this list anabolic steroids – hormones that build muscle tissue benzodiazepines – a class of sedative/anxiolytic drugs cannabinoids – drugs that bind to cannabinoid receptors arylcyclohexamines – dissociatives which act on the NMDA receptors opioids – Drugs that bind to opioid receptors phenethylamines – psychedelics based on phenethylamine sedatives – drugs that lower arousal stimulants – drugs that heighten arousal tryptamines – psychedelics based on tryptamine

Class A drugs

1. The following substances, namely:—^{[3][non-primary source needed]}

(a)

Name as specified in the Act	Brand or street name	Drug type	Year added	Notes and comments
Acetorphine		opioid	1971	primarily used to sedate elephants, giraffes and rhinos
Alfentanil			1984
Allylprodine			1971
Alphacetylmethadol				synthetic
Alphameprodine
Alphamethadol
Alphaprodine
Anileridine
Benzethidine
Benzylmorphine
Betacetylmethadol
Betameprodine
Betamethadol
Betaprodine
Bezitramide	Burgodin
Bufotenin	Toad skin toxin	tryptamine		found in the skins of psychoactive toads, especially Bufo alvarius
Carfentanil	Wildnil	opioid	1986	Strongest known opioid; 10,000 times more potent than morphine, 100 times more potent than fentanyl. Used as a tranquilliser for large game (elephants etc.).
Clonitazene			1971
Coca leaf		Erythroxylum		the plant from which cocaine is derived
Cocaine	Coke, Crack, Rock, Girl, Charlie, Sniff, Snow, Packet, Blow, Whiff, Gear, Bugle, Toot, Bag, The Devil's Dandruff, Marching Powder	Tropane alkaloid
Desomorphine	Krokodil (Russian for crocodile)	opioid		Primarily used in Russia and Ukraine. Its full chemical name is dihydrodesoxymorphine, and is a 3,6 diester salt of morphine
Dextromoramide	Palfium
Diampromide
Diethylthiambutene
Difenoxin	Roskies		1975
Dihydrocodeinone O-carboxymethyloxime			1971
Dihydroetorphine		opioid (see notes)	2003	Semi-synthetic opioid; derivative of etorphine[4]
Dihydromorphine	Paramorphan	opioid	1971
Dimenoxadol
Dimepheptanol				an analogue of methadone
Dimethylthiambutene
Dioxaphetyl butyrate
Diphenoxylate
Dipipanone
Drotebanol			1973
Ecgonine		precursor	1971	"and any derivative of ecgonine which is convertible to ecgonine or to cocaine"
Ethylmethylthiambutene		opioid
Eticyclidine		arylcyclohexylamine	1984
Etonitazene		opioid	1971
Etorphine				1,000–3,000 times more potent than morphine, veterinary use only for large game
Etoxeridine
Etryptamine		Tryptamine	1998	[5]
Fentanyl	Actiq, Duragesic, Sublimaze	opioid	1971	Approximately 100 times the strength of morphine
Furethidine
Hydrocodone	Vicodin, Norco, Lortab
Hydromorphinol
Hydromorphone	Dilaudid, Palladone, Hymorphan, drug store heroin
Hydroxypethidine
Isomethadone				Simple positional isomer of Methadone
Ketobemidone
Levomethorphan
Levomoramide				the totally inactive isomer of dextromoramide
Levophenacylmorphan
Levorphanol	Levo-Dromoran
Lofentanil			1986
Lysergamide		ergoline	1971	a precursor to LSD
Lysergic acid diethylamide	LSD, acid			"Lysergide and other N-alkyl derivatives of lysergamide"
Mescaline	Mescal	phenethylamine		found naturally in types of cactus; cacti themselves not illegal
MDMA	MD, Ecstasy (abbreviated E, X, or XTC), Molly (US), or Mandy (UK)		1977	not specifically named but covered by the ban of alkylenedioxy-substituted phenethylamines
MDA				not specifically named but covered by the ban of alkylenedioxy-substituted phenethylamines
Metazocine		opioid	1971
Methadone	Methadose, Dolophine			used in opioid replacement therapy to treat addiction
Methadyl acetate				used in treating opioid addiction, structurally related to methadone
Methamphetamine	Desoxyn, Crystal Meth, Meth, Ice, Glass, Tina, Crank, Gak, and others	stimulant	2006	moved from class B to class A in 2006[6]
Methyldesorphine		opioid	1971
Methyldihydromorphine
Metopon
Morphine	MS, Dope, Hard Stuff, Miss Emma, Junk, Mister Blue, God's drug, Dreamer			Derivative of the opium poppy and powerful narcotic painkiller
Morphine diacetate	H, Heroin, Smack, Dope, Boy, Junk, Black Tar, Skag, Hero			3,6 diester salt of morphine, Morphine prodrug
Morphine methobromide				"morphine N-oxide and other pentavalent nitrogen morphine derivatives"
Myrophine
Nicomorphine				3,6 diester salt of morphine
Noracymethadol
Norlevorphanol
Normethadone
Normorphine
Norpipanone	Hexalgon	methadol
Opium	Laudanum, Pantopon	opioid mixture		milky secretion of the opium poppy – banned "whether raw, prepared or medicinal"
Oxycodone	OxyContin, Percocet	opioid		Widely used strong pain killer
Oxymorphone	Numorphan, Opana
Pethidine	Meperidine, Demerol, Dolantine
Phenadoxone
Phenampromide
Phenazocine				Discontinued in 2001
Phencyclidine	Angel Dust, PCP	arylcyclohexylamine	1979
Phenomorphan		opioid	1971
Phenoperidine
Piminodine
Piritramide	Dipidolor
Poppy-straw		Papaver somniferum		"Poppy-straw and concentrate of poppy-straw."
Proheptazine		opioid
Properidine
Psilocin		Tryptamine		Psychoactive ingredient found in most psychedelic mushrooms; includes the prodrug psilocybin.
Psilocybin mushroom	Magic Mushrooms, Shrooms	fungi	2005	"Fungus (of any kind) that contains psilocin or an ester of psilocin."[7]
Racemethorphan		opioid mixture	1971	Racemic mixture of Dextromethorphan (DXM) and Levomethorphan
Racemoramide
Racemorphan
Remifentanil		opioid	2003	[4] Strong painkiller; cannot be used without plasma infusion equipment
Rolicyclidine	PCPy	arylcyclohexylamine	1984	Very similar to phencyclidine (PCP)
Sufentanil	Sufenta	opioid	1983
Tenocyclidine	TCP	arylcyclohexylamine	1984	Very similar to phencyclidine (PCP), but considerably more potent
Tapentadol	Nucynta	opioid	2009	Dual action as a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor
Thebacon	Acedicone		1971
Thebaine
Tilidate	Valtran		1983
Trimeperidine			1971
2,5-Dimethoxy-4-bromoamphetamine	DOB	phenethylamine	1975	a drug of the DOx family
4-Cyano-2-dimethylamino-4,4-diphenylbutane		opioid (see note)	1971	Methadone intermediate
4-Cyano-1-methyl-4-phenyl-piperidine				Intermediate chemical in generation of the opioid, Pethidine
N,N-Diethyltryptamine	DET, T-9	tryptamine
N,N-Dimethyltryptamine	DMT, Changa			Intense psychedelic drug
2,5-Dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine	DOM	phenethylamine		a drug of the DOx family.
N-Hydroxy-tenamphetamine	MDOH	stimulant	1990
1-Methyl-4-phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylic acid	Pethidinic acid	precursor	1971
2-Methyl-3-morpholino-1,1-diphenylpropanecarboxylic acid		opioid (see notes)		Converted in the body into the opioid Moramide
4-Methyl-aminorex	Ice	stimulant	1990
4-Methyl-5-(4-methylphenyl)-4,5-dihydrooxazol-2-amine	Serotoni, 4,4'-DMAR		2015[8][9]
1-Cyclohexyl-4-(1,2-diphenylethyl)piperazine	MT-45	opioid
4-Phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylic acid ethyl ester	Norpethidine	opioid (see notes)	1971	Commonly used in the production of Pethidine, although it has little opioid activity in its own right

N.B. Sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) were added in 1977, sub-paragraphs (d) and (e) were added in 1986. Sub-paragraph (ba) was subsequently added in 2001.^[10]

(b) any compound (not being a compound for the time being specified in sub-paragraph (a) above) structurally derived from tryptamine or from a ring-hydroxy tryptamine by modification in any of the following ways, that is to say—^[11]

(i) by substitution at the nitrogen atom of the sidechain to any extent with alkyl or alkenyl substituents, or by inclusion of the nitrogen atom of the side chain (and no other atoms of the side chain) in a cyclic structure;

(ii) by substitution at the carbon atom adjacent to the nitrogen atom of the side chain with alkyl or alkenyl substituents;

(iii) by substitution in the 6-membered ring to any extent with alkyl, alkoxy, haloalkyl, thioalkyl, alkylenedioxy, or halide substituents;

(iv) by substitution at the 2-position of the tryptamine ring system with an alkyl substituent;

(ba) the following phenethylamine derivatives, namely:—^[12][13]

(c) any compound (not being methoxyphenamine or a compound for the time being specified in sub-paragraph (a) above) structurally derived from phenethylamine an N-alkylphenethylamine, a methylphenethylamine, an N-alkyl-α-methylphenethylamine, an ethylphenethylamine, or an N-alkyl-α-ethylphenethylamine by substitution in the ring to any extent with alkyl, alkoxy, alkylenedioxy or halide substituents, whether or not further substituted in the ring by one or more other univalent substituents.

(d) any compound (not being a compound for the time being specified in sub-paragraph (a) above) structurally derived from fentanyl by modification in any of the following ways, that is to say,

(i) by replacement of the phenyl portion of the phenethyl group by any heteromonocycle whether or not further substituted in the heterocycle;

(ii) by substitution in the phenethyl group with alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxy, hydroxy, halogeno, haloalkyl, amino or nitro groups;

(iii) by substitution in the piperidine ring with alkyl or alkenyl groups;

(iv) by substitution in the aniline ring with alkyl, alkoxy, alkylenedioxy, halogeno or haloalkyl groups;

(v) by substitution at the 4-position of the piperidine ring with any alkoxycarbonyl or alkoxyalkyl or acyloxy group;

(vi) by replacement of the N-propionyl group by another acyl group;

(e) any compound (not being a compound for the time being specified in sub-paragraph (a) above) structurally derived from pethidine by modification in any of the following ways, that is to say,

(i) by replacement of the 1-methyl group by an acyl, alkyl whether or not unsaturated, benzyl or phenethyl group, whether or not further substituted;

(ii) by substitution in the piperidine ring with alkyl or alkenyl groups or with a propano bridge, whether or not further substituted;

(iii) by substitution in the 4-phenyl ring with alkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, halogeno or haloalkyl groups;

(iv) by replacement of the 4-ethoxycarbonyl by any other alkoxycarbonyl or any alkoxyalkyl or acyloxy group;

(v) by formation of an N-oxide or of a quaternary base.

(f) any compound (not being benzyl(α-methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyphenethyl)amine) structurally derived from mescaline, 4-bromo-2,5-dimethoxy-α-methylphenethylamine, 2,5-dimethoxy-α,4-dimethylphenethylamine, N-hydroxytenamphetamine (N-hydroxy-MDA), or a compound specified in sub-paragraph (ba) or (c) above, by substitution at the nitrogen atom of the amino group with a benzyl substituent, whether or not substituted in the phenyl ring of the benzyl group to any extent.”.

2. Any stereoisomeric form of a substance for the time being specified in paragraph 1 above not being dextromethorphan or dextrorphan.

3. Any ester or ether of a substance for the time being specified in paragraph 1 or 2 above .

4. Any salt of a substance for the time being specified in any of paragraphs 1 to 3 above.

5. Any preparation or other product containing a substance or product for the time being specified in any of paragraphs 1 to 4 above.

6. Any preparation designed for administration by injection which includes a substance or product for the time being specified in any of paragraphs 1 to 3 of Part II of this Schedule.

Class B drugs

1. The following substances, namely:—^{[3][non-primary source needed]}

(a)

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Name as specified in the Act	Brand or street name	Drug type	Year added	Notes and comments
Acetyldihydrocodeine		opioid	1971
Amphetamine	Adderall, Speed	stimulant
Codeine	Purple drank, Lean, Wock	opioid		legal without prescription in quantities of up to 12.8 mg per dosage unit or 15 mg/5 ml in oral solution and only in combination with other drug. UK Codeine law
Cannabinol and derivatives		cannabinoid, psychoactive	2009	downgraded from class A to class C in 2004[14] and upgraded to class B in 2009[15] (Legalised for medicinal use in July 2018, and law excludes cannabidiol entirely)