A local MP wants people to stop being afraid of calling 9-1-1 when they are with someone who has overdosed on drugs.
MP Ron McKinnon, who represents Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam, is now taking action by proposing the ‘Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act’.
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The act would give people immunity from prosecution for drug possession and it is hoped it will lead to more 9-1-1 calls during overdoses, even if the caller has been using drugs.
It is being endorsed by the Canadian Medical Association.
If passed, the act would be the first in Canada.
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