This section establishes, for purposes of ORS 471.432 and 807.060, when a person has a problem condition involving intoxicants. For purposes of ORS 471.432 and 807.060, a person has a problem condition involving intoxicants if it is determined that the person has a problem condition in which the person’s health or that of others is substantially impaired or endangered or the person’s social or economic function is substantially disrupted because of the person’s:

1. (1) Habitual or periodic use of:

   1. (a) Alcoholic beverages;
   2. (b) Cannabis, unless the person holds a registry identification card as defined in ORS 475C.777; or
   3. (c) Psilocybin; or

2. (2) Use of or loss of the ability to control the use of controlled substances, inhalants or other substances with abuse potential, including a condition that may have developed:

   1. (a) A physical dependence in which the body requires a continuing supply of a controlled substance, an inhalant or a drug to avoid characteristic withdrawal symptoms; or
   2. (b) A psychological dependence characterized by an overwhelming mental desire for continued use of a controlled substance, an inhalant or a drug.

[1983 c.338 §589; 1999 c.126 §5; 1999 c.619 §9; 1999 c.646 §4; 2017 c.21 §81; 2018 c.76 §14; 2021 c.253 §7; 2023 c.498 §11]