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Walk It Through: The Overdose at the Party

A friend who will not wake up, a call for help, the immunity for everyone there, and what it leaves out.

At a party, a friend will not wake up and is breathing slowly. There are drugs in the room.

Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.

Adults at a private party with a suspected opioid overdose. The defense for minors who call about alcohol is on the overdose page.

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.