The Seattle Police Department along with public health officials and researchers from the University of Washington are stepping up a campaign to educate the public about Washington State's 911 Good Samaritan Law, enacted in 2010 to help prevent deaths from overdose of heroin and other opiates.
The law provides legal immunity to people who call for medical assistance for drug users who overdose. It also allows the prescribing of an opioid antidote medicine (Naloxone) to drug users and their partners.
The Seattle Police Department released a new training video about naloxone and the importance of calling 911 when an overdose is suspected.
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For more information, visit the StopOverdose.org website.
