District Of Columbia § 24-702 - Definitions.
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§ 24-702. Definitions.
24-702For the purpose of §§ to :
The term “drug user” means any person, including a person under 18 years of age, notwithstanding the provisions of , who uses any habit-forming narcotic drugs so as to endanger the public morals, health, safety, or welfare, or who is so far addicted to the use of such habit-forming narcotic drugs as to have lost the power of self-control with reference to his addiction.
The term “narcotic drugs” shall have the same meaning as that given to such term by § 4731 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.
The term “patient” means any person ordered to appear before the Mayor, pursuant to the provisions of .
The term “Mayor” means the Mayor of the District of Columbia, sitting as a Board, or his designated agent or agents.
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