Unlike benzodiazepines or some other sleep medications, trazodone is not scheduled by the DEA, meaning it is not classified as having recognized potential for abuse in the same regulatory sense. That does not mean it is free of dependence-like discontinuation symptoms — see "discontinuation syndrome" above.
Controlled substance schedule
Also called: DEA schedule
A classification system the DEA uses to regulate drugs based on abuse potential. Trazodone is not a scheduled controlled substance.