This dataset examines some of the characteristics of laws and regulations governing reporting requirements, database access, data retention, and penalties for unlawful disclosure of data for US prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMP).
This dataset includes information on laws that authorize formal overdose prevention programs; prescriptions to people who are not themselves at risk of overdose, but may be in contact with someone who is; and possession and administration of naloxone by lay people.
This LawAtlas map provides an overview of state laws that criminalize certain actions by people who are HIV-positive based on the presumed risk of HIV transmission.
This dataset examines which U.S. states have Good Samaritan laws, and outlines various characteristics of those laws, including how those laws protect citizens from controlled substance possession laws, alcohol related crime laws, drug paraphernalia laws, and probation and parole violations, as well as whether Good Samaritan laws are considered a mitigating factor in sentencing.
This LawAtlas map outlines the current state of laws that prohibit the use of mobile communication devices, ban texting, and ban any and all use of hand-held devices.
