{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-48.44.245","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 48.44.245","heading":"\"Chemical dependency\" defined.","body":"For the purposes of RCW 48.44.240, \"chemical dependency\" means an illness characterized by a physiological or psychological dependency, or both, on a controlled substance regulated under chapter 69.50 RCW and/or alcoholic beverages. It is further characterized by a frequent or intense pattern of pathological use to the extent the user exhibits a loss of self-control over the amount and circumstances of use; develops symptoms of tolerance or physiological and/or psychological withdrawal if use of the controlled substance or alcoholic beverage is reduced or discontinued; and the user's health is substantially impaired or endangered or his or her social or economic function is substantially disrupted.","path":["Title 48","Chapter 48.44"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=48.44.245","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:25:47Z","sha256":"528621c3568c24adfa4b5af64dc34457e46709f0ff9b873ec9f806be3397b8ca","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-48.44.241","next":"us-wa/rcw-48.44.250"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}