Spotting and the Good Samaritan Act: Implications and considerations
August 12, 2022 • By Melissa Perri and Nat Kaminski“Good Samaritan” laws aim to protect people who witness, act on or experience a substance-use-related overdose from being arrested or criminally charged. This type of legislation has been implemented across Canada and the United States as a response to the increase in fatal drug poisonings, but it varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.