Update from MSSNY NYSAM delegate
April 11, 2011 at 1:21 PM NYSAM Administrator 
NYSAM's two resolutions passed by MSSNY House of Delegates at the MSSNY House of Delegates Meeting held on April 8-10, 2011. Tthe two resolutions introduced by NYSAM, a section of MSSNY, passed. One resolution asked that MSSNY support the 911 Good Samaritan law that would provide immunity from arrest, charge, prosecution and conviction for drug and drug paraphernalia possession and for certain alcohol related offenses for individuals or victims of health related emergency which results due to consumption or use of a controlled substance or use of a controlled substance or alcohol and who have contacted 911 in good faith to receive emergency medical treatment for themselves or another individual. This bill passed the Assembly last year, but not the Senate with MSSNY HOD passing this, MSSNY lobbyists will now assist NYSAM in promoting this bill.
The second resolution reaffirmed MSSNY's commitment to work with the NYS Department of Health to reduce overdose deaths and expand Naloxone programs. Dr. Jun David, NYSAM's delegate to MSSNY introduced these resolutions and Dr. Norman Wetterau, the MSSNY delegate from NYSAFP joined Jun and others in arguing for these resolutions.
We also argued against and helped a resolution calling for drug legalization. Finally, their was a resolution on lowering the drinking age since age 21 did not work. Due to our testimony. the resolution was not passed by referred to the Council and MSSNY addiction committee to look at the whole issue of ways to reduce underage drinking. MSSNY as a report call Youth at Risk which outlines various suggestions.
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