Greg interviews Robert Sprague, Ohio State Representative. He represents the 83^rd District in the Ohio House of Representatives. Since Robert has been in office, he has been associated with the passing of 14 bills for opioid addiction legislation.

Greg interviews Robert Sprague, Ohio State Representative. He represents the 83^rd District in the Ohio House of Representatives. Since Robert has been in office, he has been associated with the passing of 14 bills for opioid addiction legislation.

The Good Samaritan Law goes into effect on September 13, 2016. Greg asks Representative Sprague about the law and what exactly it entails. “The law is addressing the issue of addiction in the state of Ohio. 8 out of 10 people that use narcotics, prescription pain pills or heroin, use with somebody else. While 8 out of 10 people that overdose, die alone,” says Rep. Sprague. “Overdosing takes time. Whoever is there with that person when they are using, if they don’t call 911, they are running. They don’t want to get in trouble. The Good Samaritan Law provides safety for individuals, so they won’t be prosecuted for minor drug possession. So they can call 911 and save somebody else’s life.”

Rep. Sprague discusses the caveats or limitations of the bill. “We want to save people’s lives. We don’t want them to go on and overdose again and again and again. First of all, this is only for minor drug possession. Minor drug possession is essentially less than a gram of heroin,” says Rep. Sprague. “I think it’s important that people see that it’s for minor drug possession or paraphernalia, the most common thing they are arrested for. Drug dealers are smart; they can get around this. We wanted to make sure this was specifically targeted at people who are using, not those that have large quantities of it that are dealing in our neighborhoods.”

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