Definitions

The term “addict” means any individual who habitually uses any narcotic drug so as to endanger the public morals, health, safety, or welfare, or who is so far addicted to the use of narcotic drugs as to have lost the power of self-control with reference to his addiction.

( Pub. L. 91–513, title II, § 102 , Oct. 27, 1970 , 84 Stat. 1242 ; Pub. L. 93–281, § 2 , May 14, 1974 , 88 Stat. 124 ; Pub. L. 95–633, title I, § 102(b) , Nov. 10, 1978 , 92 Stat. 3772 ; Pub. L. 96–132, § 16(a) , Nov. 30, 1979 , 93 Stat. 1049 ; Pub. L. 98–473, title II, § 507(a) , (b), Oct. 12, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2071 ; Pub. L. 98–509, title III, § 301(a) , Oct. 19, 1984 , 98 Stat. 2364 ; Pub. L. 99–514, § 2 , Oct. 22, 1986 , 100 Stat. 2095 ; Pub. L. 99–570, title I , §§ 1003(b), 1203, 1870, Oct. 27, 1986 , 100 Stat. 3207–6 , 3207–13, 3207–56; Pub. L. 99–646, § 83 , Nov. 10, 1986 , 100 Stat. 3619 ; Pub. L. 100–690, title VI, § 6054 , Nov. 18, 1988 , 102 Stat. 4316 ; Pub. L. 101–647, title XIX, § 1902(b) , title XXIII, § 2301, title XXXV, § 3599I, Nov. 29, 1990 , 104 Stat. 4852 , 4858, 4932; Pub. L. 103–200 , §§ 2(a), 7–9(a), Dec. 17, 1993 , 107 Stat. 2333 , 2340; Pub. L. 103–322, title IX, § 90105(d) , title XXXIII, § 330024(a), (b), (d)(1), Sept. 13, 1994 , 108 Stat. 1988 , 2150; Pub. L. 104–237, title II , §§ 204(a), 209, title IV, § 401(a), (b), Oct. 3, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3102 , 3104, 3106, 3107; Pub. L. 104–294, title VI , §§ 604(b)(4), 607(j), Oct. 11, 1996 , 110 Stat. 3506 , 3512; Pub. L. 105–115, title I, § 126(c)(3) , Nov. 21, 1997 , 111 Stat. 2328 ; Pub. L. 106–172 , §§ 3(c), 5(a), Feb. 18, 2000 , 114 Stat. 9 , 10; Pub. L. 106–310, div. B, title XXXVI, § 3622(a) , Oct. 17, 2000 , 114 Stat. 1231 ; Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title IV, § 4002(c)(1) , Nov. 2, 2002 , 116 Stat. 1808 ; Pub. L. 108–358, § 2(a) , Oct. 22, 2004 , 118 Stat. 1661 ; Pub. L. 109–162, title XI, § 1180 , Jan. 5, 2006 , 119 Stat. 3126 ; Pub. L. 109–177, title VII , §§ 711(a)(1), (2)(A), 712(a)(1), Mar. 9, 2006 , 120 Stat. 256 , 257, 263; Pub. L. 110–425, § 3(a) , Oct. 15, 2008 , 122 Stat. 4821 ; Pub. L. 113–260, § 2(a) , Dec. 18, 2014 , 128 Stat. 2929 ; Pub. L. 114–198, title III, § 303(a)(2) , July 22, 2016 , 130 Stat. 722 ; Pub. L. 115–271, title III , §§ 3202(c), 3292(a), Oct. 24, 2018 , 132 Stat. 3945 , 3956; Pub. L. 115–334, title XII, § 12619(a) , Dec. 20, 2018 , 132 Stat. 5018 ; Pub. L. 115–391, title IV, § 401(a)(1) , Dec. 21, 2018 , 132 Stat. 5220 ; Pub. L. 117–215, § 2(b) , title I, § 103(b)(1)(A), Dec. 2, 2022 , 136 Stat. 2258 , 2262; Pub. L. 118–189, § 1 , Dec. 23, 2024 , 138 Stat. 2652 ; Pub. L. 119–26, § 6(c) , July 16, 2025 , 139 Stat. 417 .)