Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 18 Sec. 8402

  • drug addict: means a person who shows signs of mental illness because of his or her use of drugs, hallucinogens, stimulants, or sedatives or who has an uncontrollable desire for their use or consumption. See
  • Person: means any individual, company, corporation, association, partnership, the U. See

§ 8402. Hospitalization

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter a drug addict may be admitted to a designated hospital and provided with care and treatment in the same manner and under the same conditions as a mentally ill person. (Added 1967, No. 305 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1968; amended 1977, No. 208 (Adj. Sess.), § 5.)