Other than India having drugs that allow drugs that are banned in the US, there are other drugs that the US has banned but other countries do not. For instance, flunitrazepam (Rohypnol – brand name) is also banned in the United States but there are more than 50 countries around the world that still authorize the use and distribution of this drug. It’s most common in Europe and Mexico for problems like insomnia and for general anesthesia. They also use this drug for withdrawal symptoms of drugs like cocaine. It is also available over the counter in South America. In the US, we are not allowed to sell it or prescribe it. Since this drug became a huge recreational drug, it was banned. The US also believes there are many other health risks and dangers involved with the abuse of this drug and want to keep this drug off the streets for the safety of the people. However, in most cases, there are more drugs that are banned in other countries that are not banned in the US. From a list of drugs, about 67% of those drugs were banned in the US but about 79% were banned internationally. The article states that phentermine was still being sold in the US but is banned in Sweden and the UK. Opioids is also another drug that the US still allows for pain medication but is banned in many other countries.