Schedule IV drugs are defined as drugs with

• A. Low potential for abuse and low risk of dependence
• B. High potential for abuse
• C. No potential for abuse
• D. Moderate potential for abuse

Answer: (B)

Schedule IV drugs have a relatively low potential for abuse compared with Schedule III and they have an accepted medical use, with dependence possible but generally limited. This means they’re not expected to produce the same level of compulsive use as higher schedules, though there is still some risk of physical or psychological dependence.

Among the given descriptions, the one that best matches Schedule IV is that these substances have a moderate potential for abuse. The other options describe scenarios that don’t fit: high potential for abuse would push a substance into a higher schedule, no potential for abuse would be a Schedule I scenario, and low potential for abuse is a stronger claim than Schedule IV typically carries.