broader treatment authority in public health service hospitals for persons with drug abuse and other drug dependence problems

broader treatment authority in public health service hospitals for persons with drug abuse and other drug dependence problems Sec. 2. (a) Part E of title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended as follows: (1) Section 341 (a) of such part is amended by adding immediately after “addicts” the second time it appears the following: “and other persons with drug abuse and drug dependence problems”. (2) (A) Sections 342, 343, 344, and 346 of such part are each amended by inserting “or other persons with drug abuse and drug dependence problems” immediately after “addicts” each place it appears in those sections. (B) The section heading of section 342 of such part is amended by inserting “or other persons with drug abuse and drug dependence problems” after “addicts”. (3) Sections 343 and 344 of such part are each amended by inserting “or other person with a drug abuse or other drug dependence problem” immediately after “addict” each place it appears in those sections. (4) Sections 343, 344, and 347 of such part are each amended by inserting “, drug abuse, or drug dependence” immediately after “addiction” each place it appears in those sections. (5) Section 346 of such part is amended by inserting “or substance controlled under the Controlled Substances Act” immediately after “habit-forming narcotic drug”. (6) The heading for such part is amended to read as follows: “Part E— Narcotic Addicts and Other Drug Abusers”. (b) Section 2 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201) is amended by adding after paragraph (p) the following new paragraph: “(q) The term ‘drug dependent person’ means a person who is using a controlled substance (as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act) and who is in a state of psychic or physical dependence, or both, arising from the use of that substance on a continuous basis. Drug dependence is characterized by behavioral and other responses which include a strong compulsion to take the substance on a continuous basis in order to experience its psychic effects or to avoid the discomfort caused by its absence.”