Florida's Good Samaritan Overdose Law and Naloxone

Florida's Good Samaritan Overdose Law and Naloxonefloridarehab.net

Florida's Good Samaritan law protects a person who, in good faith, seeks medical help for someone overdosing from arrest, charge or prosecution for certain drug possession offenses, and also protects the person who overdosed. Florida law also lets patients and caregivers carry naloxone and give it to someone they believe is overdosing.

The Good Samaritan law

Under s. 893.21, Florida Statutes, someone who seeks medical assistance for a person experiencing an alcohol- or drug-related overdose is protected from arrest, charge, prosecution or penalty for certain possession offenses if the evidence came from seeking that help. Neither the caller nor the person helped can be penalized for a pretrial release, probation or parole violation based on that evidence.

Naloxone in Florida

Naloxone reverses opioid overdoses. Florida law allows patients and caregivers to possess and store it and to give it in good faith when a doctor isn't immediately available. Pharmacists can dispense nasal spray and injectable forms under a prescription or a standing order.

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Call 911, give naloxone if you have it, try to keep the person breathing and stay with them. After an overdose, it's a good time to talk about detox and treatment.

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