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opiate

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21 U.S.C. § 802 — as used in this subchapter (2 versions over time)

The term “opiate” or “opioid” means any drug or other substance having an addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability similar to morphine or being capable of conversion into a drug having such addiction-forming or addiction-sustaining liability.