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The Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act provides some legal protection for individuals who seek emergency help during an overdose. If you witness or experience an overdose, and call 911 or seek local emergency help, the Act protects you from:

  • Breach of conditions regarding simple possession of controlled substances (i.e. drugs) in:

    • pre-trial release

    • probation orders

    • conditional sentences

    • parole

The Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act applies to anyone seeking emergency support during an overdose, including the person experiencing an overdose. The Act protects the person seeking help, whether they stay or leave from the overdose scene before help arrives. The Act also protects anyone else who is at the scene when help arrives.

The Act does not provide legal protection against more serious offences, such as:

  • outstanding warrants

  • production and trafficking of controlled substances

  • all other crimes not outlined within the Act

You can read the text of the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act here.

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The QTHC is based in Amiskwaciwâskahikan (ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ) within Treaty 6 territory, a traditional meeting ground and home of the Nêhiyaw (Cree), Denesuliné (Dene), Nahkawininiwak (Saulteaux), Niitsítapi (Blackfoot), and Îyârhe Nakoda (Nakota Sioux), as well as nations not represented by the treaty, and is located in Region 4 of the Métis Nation of Alberta. We commit to engaging in an ongoing process of decolonization, and will strive to conduct our work in an anti-oppressive and anti-racist way, working towards equity, empowerment, and inclusion for all Two Spirit, queer, trans, and non-binary people.