Cal. Code Regs. tit. 22 § 79011
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
Chemical dependency means a psychic state and sometimes also a physical state resulting from the interaction between a living organism and a chemical characterized by behavioral and other responses that always include compulsion to take the chemical on a continuous or periodic basis in order to experience its psychic effects and sometimes to avoid the discomfort of its absence. Tolerance may or may not be present. A person may be dependent on more than one chemical.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 79011
Note: Authority cited: Sections 208(a), 1254, 1254.2, 1275 and 1275.2, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1250 and 1250.2, Health and Safety Code.