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NEWS ADVISORIES & PRESS RELEASES
Note: News advisories are sent out a week or so before the planned event. Press releases go out the day of the event and are written like a news article. More info can be found in SSDP\'s Media Guide.
This month, SSDP gained another chapter in Missouri at Saint Charles Community College. SSDP outreach staff got the chance to catch up with Duell Lauderdale, chapter founder, and this is what he had to say about his involvement with SSDP so far.
Last week, Gil Kerlikowske, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy spoke before the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission.
Colorado SB 20 (full text), which authorizes Legal Immunity to Drug Overdose Reporters, is on its way to Governor John Hickenlooper's desk right now! The bill will provide immunity for the victim and up to two callers in incidences emergencies involving drugs and/or alcohol. This is a huge step forward not only for Colorado, but for sensible drug policy in general.
"...Good Samaritan immunity laws provide protection from prosecution for witnesses who call 911. These laws are loosely based on Good Samaritan policies currently in effect on more than 90 U.S. college and university campuses for the purpose of preventing fatal alcohol overdoses. "
A Pew poll found that three out of four Americans feel that the Drug War has failed and can never be won.
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