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Washington Court House, Ohio passes law : Causing Panic.  Punishable as a misdemeanor, persons revived from an overdose of Heroin are issued a summons.  The punishment carries a fine up to $1,000 and 180 days in jail.

The below article marks a collaborative effort between Prosecutors and Police to proactively steer Heroin Overdose subjects towards treatment.  It is not intended to give jail-time to such "users."

The law stands as an early effort to commence tracking of the persons needing Narcan for revival and to interrupt a cycle of OD to revival to OD which avoids detection/prevention/cessation/recovery.


http://wjla.com/news/nation-world/ohio-town-issues-new-strategy-consequences-in-heroin-battle