Why is heroin considered a Schedule I drug but cocaine is considered a Schedule II drug?
A) Because heroin only comes from overseas
B) Because cocaine is found in many food products
C) Because cocaine has accepted medical use in the United States but heroin does not
D) Because heroin comes from the poppy plant, which is illegal to grow
C) Because cocaine has accepted medical use in the United States but heroin does not
Cocaine has accepted medical use but for only very specific conditions; heroin has no accepted medical use. It does not matter where these drugs originate from concerning their assigned drug schedule. Cocaine is not used in food products. Poppy plants are not illegal to grow; only the manufacturing of heroin from them is illegal in the United States.
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