New Zealand Acts

SUBSTANCE ADDICTION (COMPULSORY ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT) ACT 2017 - SECT 8

8 Meaning of severe substance addiction

1 A severe substance addiction is a continuous or an intermittent condition of a person that—

a) manifests itself in the compulsive use of a substance and is characterised by at least 2 of the features listed in subsection (2) ; and

b) is of such severity that it poses a serious danger to the health or safety of the person and seriously diminishes the person’s ability to care for himself or herself.

2 The features are—

a) neuro-adaptation to the substance:

b) craving for the substance:

c) unsuccessful efforts to control the use of the substance:

d) use of the substance despite suffering harmful consequences.