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Versions of s. 4.1(1)

C-38.8 — Controlled Drugs and Substances Act · 2 versions · View current text

Historical text comes from the Justice Laws point-in-time corpus and is unofficial — not the official version.

  1. 2018-10-17 to present available View Source
    For the purposes of this section, overdosemedical emergency means a physiological event induced by the introduction of a controlledpsychoactive substance into the body of a person that results in a life-threatening situation and thatin arespect of which there are reasonable persongrounds wouldto believe that the person requires emergency medical or law enforcement assistance.
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    For the purposes of this section, medical emergency means a physiological event induced by the introduction of a psychoactive substance into the body of a person that results in a life-threatening situation and in respect of which there are reasonable grounds to believe that the person requires emergency medical or law enforcement assistance.

  2. 2017-05-04 to 2018-10-17 View Source

    For the purposes of this section, overdose means a physiological event induced by the introduction of a controlled substance into the body of a person that results in a life-threatening situation and that a reasonable person would believe requires emergency medical or law enforcement assistance.