What schedule is vicodin?

In The United States oxycodone is a schedule II drug (C-II) under The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) indicating it has a high potential for abuse, psychological dependency, or physical dependency however it currently has an accepted medical use. Schedule II is the highest level of control for legally available drugs, schedule I drugs are illegal. Other examples of C-II drugs are Fentanyl, Cocaine, Morphine, Methadone, Methamphetamine, Amhpetamine and Secobarbital.

In Canada oxycodone is a schedule I drug under The Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA). Unlike The US, Canada does not make a distinction between a drug legally available for medical use (eg oxycodone) and an illegal drug (eg LSD) when placing drugs in a schedule.

Other examples of schedule I drugs are Methamphetamine, Ketamine, PCP, Cocaine, Morphine, and Fentanyl.

In The United Kingdom oxycodone is a Class A drug under The Misuse of Drugs Act (MDA). Like Canada, The UK does not separate illegal drugs from those with a medical use. Other examples of Class A drugs include Fentanyl, LSD, Methamphetamine, Morphine, and Diamorphine (heroin).

Internationally oxycodone is a schedule I drug ('yellow list') under The Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, an international treaty.

It should also be noted that the term 'narcotic' has many different meanings. Scientifically only opioids (morphine, heroin, oxycodone) are narcotics however most law ambiguously uses the term narcotic to encompass other drugs. Depending on the law narcotic may be used very selectively or broadly.