The Sacramento-State Assemblyman, Matt Haney, D-San Francisco, are steps to prevent fatal overdose on the public university campus of California.
At a press conference on Monday at UC Berkeley, Haney plans to introduce the draft overdose prevention of the Campus, which would prohibit the public universities of California from expelling the students involved in medical emergencies in the time of avoiding the festival.
Haney said the bill, AB 602, is about “protecting the youth of California”, especially those who deal with addiction problems and those that call 911 to help save who experiences an overdose. The bill, as currently proposed, does not prohibit disciplinary action for those who sell drugs or alcohol to students. It would apply to the UC, CSU and community university systems of the State and prevent students from calling 911 for drug -related medical incidents.
“What would you like to happen if you were your son or daughter in a medical emergency?” Haney said. “Reality may be that it is a difference of minutes or seconds which can determine if they survive.”
TJ McGee, a second -year student of UC Berkeley, said he is still dealing with disciplinary actions that could cost his title if he leaves the overdose of limits after the campus last year. Attends the same university where Marco Tropper student, The son of former YouTube executive Susan Wojcicki, He died of an accidental overdose in February last year on campus.
“Now I have a microscope about me,” said McGee, 19, in an interview. “I cannot invent in any way or there is a threat of expulsion or threat of suspension.”
McGee suffered a seizure in his bedroom while experiencing an overdose of drugs while his roommates were present, he said. One of his roommates called 911 and a resident assistant, another student who works in the bedrooms, was the first to respond to help McGee, he said.
“For them, there was surely concern and fear of getting into trouble,” McGee said. “They felt they had to choose between staying or leaving.”
McGee described this response as “little ethical”, saying that Hans Haney’s proposing bill would encourage universities to strengthen their medical emergency response protocols in the face of danger.
“People fear that the impact of hypothetically is in possession of narcotics or any type or alcohol or any kind,” McGee said. “This culture of shame is what I have back.”
McGee said he will continue under probation until December. He and Haney mentioned that the fentanyl epidemic in California, especially in universities, which become continuously more dangerous for students.
Haney said that 7,000 Californians since 2022 have died of an overdose. The deaths of people between the ages of 15 and 24 have doubled in the last five years, largely due to fentanyl, Hey said.
“In medical emergencies, you don’t want your son or daughter to think if they can stay at school if they call 911,” Haney added. “They should call 911”.
