Assessing the effectiveness of New York ’s 911 Good Samaritan Law—Evidence from a natural experiment

Drug overdose is the leading cause of accidental death in the United States. Nationally, opioids are the primary drugs associated with accidental overdoses. In response to increasing overdose deaths, 40 states and the District of Columbia have enacted Good Samaritan Laws (GSLs). Generally, these policies attempt to encourage witnesses or those experiencing an overdose to call 911 by providing limited immunity from arrest, charge and/or prosecution of possession of narcotics. The aim of the current study is to evaluate the effectiveness of New York State ’s 911 GSL.
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - Category: Addiction Authors: Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research