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Office of Substance Abuse - Chapter 2 Driver Education and Evaluation Programs Procedure Manual - Appendix

1. Abuse: Use of alcohol or other substances that may result in harm to oneself or another.

2. Contact Hours: At least fifty-minute group or individual session comprised of education and/or interaction for the purpose of attaining treatment goal(s).

3. Continual: Close prolonged succession or occurrence.

4. Continuous: Without voluntary interruption.

5. Difficulty: Trouble or distress.

6. Disintegrate: Breaking up.

7. Disorder: Upset normal functions or health.

8. Frequent Abuse: Use of alcohol or other substances that may result in harm to oneself or another more than four times per year.

9. Occasional: Irregular or rare intervals.

10. Occasional Abuse: Use of alcohol or other substances that may result in harm to oneself or another less than four times per year.

11. Problem: Any puzzling or difficult circumstances or person.

12. Rare: Four times or less per year.

13. Repeated: Established pattern or frequent abuse.

14. Serious: Giving cause for concern.

15. Several: More than two.

16. Tolerance: Ability to resist the effects of a drug, etc., taken over a period of time in larger and larger doses.


STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
5 M.R.S.A. Part 25, c. 521 Sub-ch. 1, §20005
5 M.R.S.A. Part 25, c. 521, sub-ch. 5, §20072, 20073-B, 20074, 20075, 20076
5 M.R.S.A. Part 25, c. 521, sub-ch. 5, §20078-A

EFFECTIVE DATE:
December 27, 1980

AMENDED:
August 1, 1984
May 1, 1986
October 1, 1987
August 15, 1988
August 5, 1989
February 12, 1990
July 15, 1990
December 14, 1990 (EMERGENCY)
March 5, 1991
October 17, 1991
April 28, 1992

REPEALED AND REPLACED:
July 27, 1992

AMENDED:
December 21, 1994
March 23, 1996

EFFECTIVE DATE (ELECTRONIC CONVERSION):
May 15, 1996

AMENDED:
April 26, 1999
September 18, 1999

NON-SUBSTANTIVE CORRECTIONS:
November 8, 1999 - corrected 'Section P" to "Appendix"; minor capitalization.

REPEALED AND REPLACED:
August 14, 2001 - filing 2001-362 (EMERGENCY - expires November 12, 2001)
October 27, 2001