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Awareness and knowledge of the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act among people at risk of witnessing an overdose in British Columbia, Canada: a multi-methods cross sectional study

Abstract Introduction Bystanders to drug overdoses often avoid or delay calling 9-1-1 and cite fear of police involvement as a main reason. In 2017, the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act (GSDOA) was enacted by the Canadian government to provide people present at an overdose with legal protection from...

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Main Authors:	Emma Ackermann (Author), Bradley Kievit (Author), Jessica Xavier (Author), Skye Barbic (Author), Max Ferguson (Author), Alissa Greer (Author), Jackson Loyal (Author), Zahra Mamdani (Author), Heather Palis (Author), Bernie Pauly (Author), Amanda Slaunwhite (Author), Jane A. Buxton (Author)
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Published:	BMC, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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