G.D. Hancock, Ph.D.
Oklahoma has one law on supplying drugs that cause a death.
A death that results from unlawfully distributing or dispensing controlled substances, trafficking, or manufacturing is first-degree murder, regardless of malice. This is a general felony-murder law that lists drug distribution; researchers disagree about whether to count it as a drug-death law.
A person who requests emergency help for someone who appears to need it because of drug use, gives their name, stays until help arrives and cooperates cannot be taken into custody for, and is immune from prosecution for, possession of a Schedule I or II drug below trafficking amounts and related paraphernalia. It does not cover distribution.
Statute: Okla. Stat. tit. 63, § 2-413.1
Does calling for help protect against the drug-death charge? No.
The Good Samaritan law does not list the drug-death offense, so it does not protect against that charge.
Whatever the law says, if someone is overdosing, call 911. A life comes first. More on calling 911.
Federal law applies in every state. When death or serious bodily injury results from using a Schedule I or II drug that a person distributed, federal law sets a mandatory minimum of 20 years and a maximum of life. Federal prosecutors can bring this charge whatever the state law says. (21 U.S.C. § 841(b)(1)(A)-(C))
6 cases in the published sample of the drug-induced homicide case database were prosecuted in Oklahoma. The database is still being built; the complete version will be published when it is finished.
This page describes what the statutes say, as of 7 October 2026. It is not legal advice, and it can’t tell you how a court will apply the law to any particular case. Laws change; check the statute, and please speak to a lawyer in Oklahoma about your own situation.