Definition of "Chemically Dependent"

[apostate]

Personnaly, I think the term "chemically dependent" is too broad.

Here's the definition from section 411.171 of the Texas Government Code:
“Chemically dependent person” means a person who frequently or repeatedly becomes intoxicated by excessive indulgence in alcohol or uses controlled substances or dangerous drugs so as to acquire a fixed habit and an involuntary tendency to become intoxicated or use those substances as often as the opportunity is presented.

Although not bright line, the scope seems reasonably bounded. What aspect of the statutory definition do you consider too broad?

[SewTexas]

mlawler pointed out one of the things I was going to. many meds are "scheduled" I take a 3 meds and a Rx level vitamin D (allergic to Dairy) one of my migraine meds is "special" ooooo, and "scheduled" since the guy I see is a PA and not a MD I have to show my pretty face every 3 months at the clinic, and I have to show my ID, or my husband can pick it up with his ID, but the kids can't (actually my daughter might be old enough now?)

it's not a major bad med, but when you start it, you can lose weight, alot of weight...(I loved it, for a year or so, then I gained it back )...so the kids like it...so they apparently like to steal it.

[PeanutsAndSoap]

Annoyed Man (sorry I got a giggle thinking about a superhero name),

I have never been committed, or proven unfit to serve my own affairs, for this I am sure of. The only reason I say "controlled substance" is because that's what Wal-Mart told me when I accidentally called one of the two meds (seroquel and clonazepam) that I take three days too early instead of two days early.

I honestly am unsure about the firearm signing, as I have never purchased a gun new. Perhaps this is where I should start lol.

I most definitely understand the terms that most of you have pointed out. I understand that people who have severe "swings" could definitely be seen as a HUGE threat, and the state is trying to minimize that. Honestly, I don't find it fair to include a "clump" of people in by a particular illness. I'm probably reaching into a political stance by stating that I believe each case should be analyzed seperately and treated as such. My behaviour has never been violent, nor do I have anything on my record for violence, or anything to be honest. I qualify in every single category, except for having a "blanketed" illness. Perhaps I will pursue a letter from my physician. Like SewTexas, I have to go multiple times a year to be prescribed my meds. I go every 5 months to get the prescriptions renewed, but perhaps my doctor wouldn't have a problem downgrading my illness, and just maybe there is a slightly looser term where my illness can be identified as "manageable".

Thank all of you for your inputs. It's nice to see so many people jump on board to help me identify paperwork. I'll call the DPS and see what they have to say about it. Maybe there's a lovely loophole I can qualify for.

[Kythas]

Isn't a diagnosis of bi-polar disorder an automatic disqualification for CHL?

GC § 411.172. ELIGIBILITY.

...

(d) For purposes of Subsection (a)(7), a person is incapable of exercising sound judgment with respect to the proper use and storage of a handgun if the person:
(1) has been diagnosed by a licensed physician as suffering from a psychiatric disorder or condition that causes or is likely to cause substantial impairment in judgment, mood, perception, impulse control, or intellectual ability;

...

(e) The following constitutes evidence that a person has a psychiatric disorder or condition described by Subsection (d)(1):
(1) involuntary psychiatric hospitalization in the preceding five-year period;
(2) psychiatric hospitalization in the preceding two-year period;
(3) inpatient or residential substance abuse treatment in the preceding five-year period;
(4) diagnosis in the preceding five-year period by a licensed physician that the person is dependent on alcohol, a controlled substance, or a similar substance; or
(5) diagnosis at any time by a licensed physician that the person suffers or has suffered from a psychiatric disorder or condition consisting of or relating to:
(A) schizophrenia or delusional disorder;
(B) bipolar disorder;
(C) chronic dementia, whether caused by illness, brain defect, or brain injury;
(D) dissociative identity disorder;
(E) intermittent explosive disorder; or
(F) antisocial personality disorder.