Walk It Through: The Overdose at the Party
A guest who will not wake up, a call for help, pills in a pocket, and the host whose house it was.
At a house party, a guest who took pills cannot be woken.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
An overdose at a private party. Selling or delivering drugs is not covered by the immunity, and that charge is on its own 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.
- Drug overdose immunityImmunity from prosecution for drug possession and use for a person who in good faith seeks medical help in an overdose, gives the location, stays and cooperates.
- Controlled substanceA drug listed in the schedules of the controlled substances act, unlawful to possess unless obtained from or on a valid prescription of a practitioner.
- House partyA gathering at a residence or premises where minors possess or consume alcohol or illegal drugs, which the person in control may not knowingly permit.