Knowledge of a Drug-Related Good Samaritan Law Among People Who Use Drugs, Vancouver, Canada.
Soroush MoallefKora DeBeckM J MilloyJulian SomersThomas KerrKanna Hayashi PhDPublished in: Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education (2021)
Despite having been enacted for a full year, approximately three quarters of participants did not have accurate GSL knowledge, warranting urgent educational efforts among PWUD. Additional research is needed to understand whether GSLs can mitigate the fears of legal repercussions among those engaged in drug dealing and with past negative experiences with the police.