It discourages people from getting medical help, or calling on behalf of someone who needs medical help
Why isn't overdosing on Illegal Narcotics a crime? Technically they are in your position. If they blood test you for acting weird in public, they get you for public intox...and driving you get a DUI?
Submitted 6 days ago by Patnou@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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auzy1@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Patnou@lemmy.world 6 days ago
That’s what I don’t get if you go to the health department they give our free condoms and such. But you can’t get free Narcan to help a family member from dieing which is messed up.
rain_enjoyer@sopuli.xyz 6 days ago
Depending on country you can get narcan, not sure if for free but it’s a thing or at least used to be
auzy1@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I think in Australia you could
rain_enjoyer@sopuli.xyz 6 days ago
are you trying to invent a stupid question? also i thought you were a nurse
Skullgrid@lemmy.world 6 days ago
same reason not wearing a helmet on a motorbike is illegal : yeah, you die when your brains splatter all over the pavement, but the person that has to scoop your brains off the road doesn’t want to do that.
cheese_greater@lemmy.world 5 days ago
A lot of it has to do with incentives. If people know they have overdosed and its a crime, they’ll be reluctant to call for help or emergency services. Congratulations, you’ve lost a taxpayer and worker you spent a ton of time and resources educating and getting grown up.
cattywampas@lemmy.world 6 days ago
How would it help society by punishing somebody who overdosed instead of getting them treatment?
Patnou@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Why is suicide illegal?
cattywampas@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Suicide is not illegal is most places.
rain_enjoyer@sopuli.xyz 6 days ago
it’s destruction of government’s property /s
charokol@lemmy.zip 6 days ago
Did you get your legal training from The Simpsons?
eurodyne@piefed.world 6 days ago
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