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Substance: Physical matter; material; The essential part of anything; the most vital part; Considerable wealth or resources; drugs    Tobacco is not a substance in the … sense of controlled substance, at least not yet. Nor is nicotine, the drug it contains. Answer by Zenballwizard. Confidence votes 23.6K. No. A controlled substance is one that may not be legally dispensed without a prescription or, in some cases, may not legally be possessed or dispensed at all. No. Tobacco isn't the only product in which nicotine can be found. Nicotine, in varying levels, can be found in potatoes, dark leafy greens, broccoli, and a host of other healthy vegetation. To make it a controlled substance would mean controlling everything that contains some level of nicotine.  Follow @TIMEHealth. Sugar poses enough health risks that it should be considered a controlled substance just like alcohol and tobacco, contend a team of researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).  Drugs commonly considered capable of recreational use include ethanol, cannabis, nicotine, caffeine, and controlled substances within the scope of the United Nations ' Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs and Convention on Psychotropic Substances.  Regulation of nicotine by the Controlled Substances Act. A legally acceptable option for regulating tobacco products is to place nicotine, the addictive component of tobacco, under the Controlled Substances Act. But nicotine in any other form would be outlawed. Nicotine would then be back on prescription only, as it had formerly been till 1996. As a Schedule II drug, nicotine dispensed in NRT formulations would then require the same procedure that has to be followed when prescribing other controlled substances. A controlled substance is defined in Code of Virginia § 54.1-3401, as a drug or substance listed in Schedules I through VI of the Virginia Drug Control Act. Alcohol and tobacco are excluded from this definition of a controlled substance; laws governing alcohol and tobacco are included elsewhere in the Code.  Alcohol, Tobacco, and Controlled Substances: An Overview. Health and other public concerns have generated detailed Federal and state regulation of the sale and possession of alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, and a wide range of other controlled substances.. Marijuana, along with drugs like heroin and LSD, is a Schedule I drug, meaning it is considered to have the highest potential for abuse and be the most dangerous.. advertisement. Because alcohol and tobacco are legal, they are not controlled substances, and not subject to DEA scheduling.  In this article. People abuse substances such as drugs, alcohol, and tobacco for varied and complicated reasons, but it is clear that our society pays a significant cost. The toll for this abuse can be seen in our hospitals and emergency departments through direct damage to health by substance abuse and its link to physical trauma. 
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is tobacco considered a controlled substance