Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act becomes law in Canada

[Tuskin]

(Not sure if this is politics or not, it is a law)

[url]http://globalnews.ca/news/3428175/it-would-have-saved-my-son-good-samaritan-drug-overdose-act-becomes-law-in-canada/[/url]

[QUOTE]On Thursday, the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act became law – protecting those afraid of calling 911 in the event of an overdose from facing drug charges of their own.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE]At the time when the bill was tabled, a Canadian study revealed that 46 per cent of drugs users who had witnessed someone experiencing an overdose called 911 and left the scene or they didn’t call out of fear they would face their own criminal charges related to drug possession.

This law would protect these individuals from simple possession charges who going forward will no longer need to fear the law when seconds count and any delay in calling 911 could result in death.

“It applies to the people that make the call, the people who stick around that help the victim and the victim – him or herself,” Ron McKinnon, B.C. Liberal MP who tabled to the bill, said.[/QUOTE]

[Tayley]

as someone who has had family overdose and survive, this is some good shit.
I don't know what the laws are like in nz, but it'd be nice to have something like that down here.

[Divaya]

Worked in downtown Vancouver where there's a serious heroin problem, this is a huge deal. I saw way too many people OD in our public washrooms and pass out because they were afraid of calling/getting help.