Section 11842 Of Chapter 12. Registration Of Narcotic, Alcohol, And Other Drug Abuse Programs From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 10.5. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 12.

. As used in this chapter, "narcotic and drug abuse program" means any program that provides any service of care, treatment, rehabilitation, counseling, vocational training, self-improvement classes or courses, narcotic replacement therapy in maintenance or detoxification treatment, or other medication services for detoxification and treatment, and any other services that are provided either public or private, whether free of charge or for compensation, which services are intended in any way to alleviate the problems of narcotic addiction or habituation or drug abuse addiction or habituation or any problems in whole or in part related to the problem of narcotics addiction or drug abuse, or any combination of these problems.