Replaces certain appearances of the words addict, addicts and addiction with the words person with a substance use disorder, person with a mental health disorder, person with co-occurring disorder, person in recovery, or a variation thereof.

Statutes affected:
A5764: 35 judiciary law, 35(1) judiciary law, 35(4) judiciary law, 32.05 mental hygiene law, 32.09 mental hygiene law, 3302 public health law, 3302(1) public health law, 3331 public health law, 3331(1) public health law, 3350 public health law, 3372 public health law, 3028-a education law, 19.01 mental hygiene law, 2897 public health law, 2897(1) public health law, 3450 public health law, 3450(1) public health law, 400.00 penal law, 400.00(1) penal law, 63 railroad law, 303 social services law, 303(1) social services law, 28 general construction law