After talking in
class about the increase number of death from overdose of heroin in New Jersey,
I wanted to look into the problem as to of why this is taking place. My dad is the captain of narcotics from my
hometown and has also brought up the increase of deaths from heroin to me. He said that people do not understand how
much heroin they need to use to achieve the high they are looking to get, so
many of them end up dying of an overdose.
I found an article discussing the problem of overdoses in New Jersey. To try to reduce the number of deaths from
the overdoses of heroin the state developed a new law. This law holds the drug dealers accountable
if one of their clients dies from an overdose of their drug. This is called the “Strict Liability for Drug-Induced
Death” law. The drug dealers will be
charged with homicide. The reason why
this new law is taken place is because of the high number of fatalities of drug
overdoses. According to the Center for
Disease Control and Prevention heroin-related deaths increased by more than 60%
from 2000 to 2010. In addition to the
new law, the police are being trained how to use a new drug that is supposed to
help save lives. This drug, Naloxone
nasal spray, can possibly reverse opioid prescription drug as well as heroin
overdose. The New Jersey law also
protects these overdose patients from prosecution with the “Overdose Prevention
Act.” This act was put in place to try
to decrease the number of deaths from overdoses by taking away the fear that
they maybe arrested for trying to get help after the illegal drug use. I think that New Jersey is doing a good job
on trying to decrease the number of fatalities from overdoses with new
developments in medicine, and laws to protect individuals as well as holding
others accountable.
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