Walk It Through: The Overdose at the Party
A friend who will not wake up, the call for help, staying until the ambulance comes, and what is in the room.
At a party, a guest under 21 finds a friend unresponsive. There is beer and some pills in the room.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
A call for help at a party. A felony drug charge, selling drugs and a DUI are outside the protection and on their own pages.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Drug paraphernaliaAny equipment, product or material used, intended or designed to grow, make, prepare, test, package, store, hide or take a controlled substance unlawfully.
- FelonyAn offense for which a sentence of imprisonment of more than one year is authorized. Felonies are Class A, B, C or D.
- ViolationAn offense below a misdemeanor, punished by up to 30 days in the county jail and a fine of no more than $200.