drug dependant

"drug dependant" means a person who is subject to such order or decision made pursuant to the Drug Dependants (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act 1983 [Act 283];
ACT 699 - Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) Identification Act 2009
2. Interpretation.

drug dependant

"drug dependant" means a person who through the use of any dangerous drug undergoes a psychic and sometimes physical state which is characterised by behavioural and other responses including the compulsion to take the drug on a continuous or periodic basis in order to experience its psychic effect and to avoid the discomfort of its absence;
ACT 283 - DRUG DEPENDANTS (TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION) ACT 1983
2. Interpretation.