GHB is a dangerous drug. When you’re at a bar or an event:
Description
GHB usually comes as a colourless, odourless liquid. It is very difficult to detect. It is also available in powder or tablet form.
Dangers of GHB
In addition to victims who are tricked and consume it without their knowledge, GHB can also cause several problems in people who consume it voluntarily:
Prohibited
Possession of GHB is illegal. In addition, drugging a person without their knowledge is illegal and punishable by imprisonment.
Assistance
Do not hesitate to file a complaint with the police if you have been drugged without your knowledge. In an emergency, call 911. You can also contact Info-Crime Montréal anonymously and confidentially at 514-393-1133 or via the report form available on the infocrimemontreal.ca website.
Witnesses
If you are a witness, you must also call 911 to help someone in danger. Do not hesitate to do so, because the law provides immunity for anyone on the scene during an emergency call in the event of an overdose. Your call could save a life!
For yourself:
As a witness for others:
As a witness (including employees in licensed establishments), you can help someone in danger. Do not hesitate to do so, because the law provides immunity for anyone on the scene during an emergency call in the event of an overdose. Your call could save a life!
If you want to intoxicate a person without their knowledge:
It’s an indictable offence liable to imprisonment.
Prohibited
Like all other illegal drugs, designer drugs are subject to Canadian laws. Possession, trafficking, or possession for the purposes of trafficking, production, importing and exporting designer drugs are illegal activities. The penalties and punishments vary according to the substance and the offence.
Possession of GHB is illegal. Simply having a small amount on you can result in penalties and a criminal record. In addition, drugging a person without their knowledge is illegal and punishable by imprisonment.
Article of the Canadian Criminal Code:
Overcoming resistance to commission of offence
246 Every one who, with intent to enable or assist himself or another person to commit an indictable offence,
Prevention and greater general public awareness are the best ways of combating GHB intoxication, which is difficult to detect. Do not hesitate to file a complaint with the police if you have been the victim or witness of crime, abuse or drugged without your knowledge (intoxication), whether or not you know the person responsible.
In an emergency, contact 911. You can also contact Info-Crime Montréal anonymously and confidentially at 514-393-1133 or via the report form available on infocrimemontreal.ca.
If the intoxication is not recent, we encourage the victim to go to their neighbourhood police station to file a complaint. Without this, the task of identifying potential suspects or places where these types of incidents occur is extremely difficult.
Order an Angelot
In partnership with the Social collective, the City of Montréal is also pursuing its actions to prevent sexual harassment and violence in bars and festive events by implementing the Order an Angelot accreditation protocol. The goal is to create a network of safe bars in Montreal.
Info-Crime Montréal
Anonymous and confidential
Montréal : 514 393-1133
ÉDUC'ALCOOL
https://www.educalcool.qc.ca/en/info/
Calcoholator
https://www.educalcool.qc.ca/en/tools/calcoholator/
The Beacon of the freed – Glow program
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Sexual Violence Helpline
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Tel-Jeunes
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GRIP MONTRÉAL
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info@grip-intervention.ca
Montréal : 514 726-4106
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