Drug-Overdose Fatalities A Result Of Fear

[Missykins]

I didn't know that the authorities actually went ahead and arrested people who called emergency services for help with OD's. Well aside from what I saw in Requiem for a Dream anyway... that was nasty.

So in certain places if you call for an ambulance and tell them there's been an OD they're likely to alert the cops at the same time? And the cops can get away with searching everyone present and the premises?

If that actually happens then why not just... I don't know... carry your friend outside and have one person, with nothing on them obviously, stand with them till the ambulance/pigs arrive and tell them that you were walking past and saw them lying there? Seems like a simple solution to me but I've never had to deal with an overdose.

That's all very crazy though, I mean drugs're supposed to be illegal to protect us from ourselves and yet we can't even ask for help if something goes wrong without punishment for... refusing to let them protect us?

Yes, it's very common to face possession charges when you phone in an OD, which is why it's rec'd to move a body and tell the 911 folks EXACTLY where it is. It's also advisable to report an "unresponsive person" rather than an OD.

I really don't understand why this continues to happen. I don't think failing to call in an OD should be a misdemeanor--guarantee PROTECTION for the people who make the call.

I think that the HR people giving out Narcan is a good idea--can save a life, and maybe the 5-0 doesn't have to get involved.