Ohio Code 3719.011 – Controlled substances definitions for use in Revised Code
As used in the Revised Code:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 3719.011
- Controlled substance: means a drug, compound, mixture, preparation, or substance included in schedule I, II, III, IV, or V. See Ohio Code 3719.01
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Person: means any individual, corporation, government, governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, or other legal entity. See Ohio Code 3719.01
(A) “Drug of abuse” means any controlled substance as defined in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code, any harmful intoxicant as defined in section 2925.01 of the Revised Code, and any dangerous drug as defined in section 4729.01 of the Revised Code.
(B) “Person with a drug dependency” means any person who, by reason of the use of any drug of abuse, is physically, psychologically, or physically and psychologically dependent upon the use of such drug, to the detriment of the person’s health or welfare.
(C) “Person in danger of becoming a person with a drug dependency” means any person who, by reason of the person’s habitual or incontinent use of any drug of abuse, is in imminent danger of becoming a person with a drug dependency.
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