Utah Code 26B-5-502. Statement of legislative intent
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Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-5-502
- Substance use disorder: means the same as that term is defined in the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association. See Utah Code 26B-5-501
To address the serious public health crisis of substance use disorder related deaths and life-threatening opioid addiction, and to allow and enable caring relatives to seek essential treatment and intervention, as may be necessary, on behalf of a sufferer of a substance use disorder, the Legislature enacts the Essential Treatment and Intervention Act.