54-38 Alcoholism and Drug Abuse - North Dakota Statutes

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CHAPTER 54-38ALCOHOLISM AND DRUG ABUSE54-38-01. Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwiserequires:1."Alcoholic" means any person who chronically and habitually uses alcoholic
beverages to the extent that the person has lost the power of self-control with
respect to the use of such beverages, or while chronically or habitually under the
influence of alcoholic beverages, endangers public morals, health, safety, or welfare.2."Alcoholism" means the pathological condition attendant upon the excessive and
habitual use of alcoholic beverages.3."Department" means the department of human services.4."Drug abuse" means the use of drugs solely for their stimulant, depressant, or
hallucinogenic effect upon the higher functions of the central nervous system and
not as a therapeutic agent prescribed in the course of medical treatment or in a
program of research operated under the direction of a physician or pharmacologist.5."Drug dependent persons" means any person who has developed a state of psychic
or physical dependence, or both, upon a drug following administration of that drug
upon a repeated periodic or continuous basis.6."Patients" means persons who are under the supervision or care of the department.54-38-02. Alcoholism and drug abuse division. Repealed by S.L. 1987, ch. 570,