opioid
Defined in 5 places across 3 titles — 4 distinct definitions of the United States Code.
The term "opioid" means any drug, including heroin, 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.
Same definition in 2 sections
- 2017–present34 U.S.C. § 10705Crime Control and Law Enforcement · Definitions · in this subchapter
- 2016–present42 U.S.C. § 3797ff-4The Public Health and Welfare · Transferred · in this subchapter
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.
Source
- 2016–present21 U.S.C. § 802Food and Drugs · Definitions · as used in this subchapter
The term "opioid" means any drug 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.
Source
- 2016–present21 U.S.C. § 1536Food and Drugs · Community-based coalition enhancement grants to address local drug crises · in this section
The terms “controlled substance”, “listed chemical”, “narcotic drug”, and “opioid” have the meanings given those terms in section 802 of this title.
Source
- 2019–present21 U.S.C. § 2302Food and Drugs · Definitions · in this chapter