This appeal presents a novel statutory construction question under the Overdose Prevention Act (OPA), which is designed to save lives by "encouraging people who witness or experience a suspected drug overdose to seek medical assistance. . . ." N.J.S.A. 24:6J-2. The OPA confers immunity to certain offenders charged with minor drug use/possession crimes that were discovered because police responded to a 911 call for medical assistance. In this case, defendant's friend called 911 to report that she told him that she "wanted to commit suicide." He also reported that defendant "uses crystal meth." Defendant was charged with simple possession of a small amount of methamphetamine found in her wallet by hospital staff. Acknowledging that the OPA is a remedial statute to be interpreted liberally, the court probes the boundaries of the Act's definition of the term "drug overdose," focusing on whether the threat of suicide that prompted the 911 call was the result of defendant's use of a controlled dangerous substance (CDS). The court stresses that the OPA's definition of "drug overdose" is broader than the common meaning of that term. Notably, the statutory definition does not require that the subject is presently intoxicated or "under the influence" of a CDS. Nor does the statutory definition require proof that the drug consumption occurred just before the acute condition arose. The court therefore holds the OPA's plain language does not foreclose the possibility that a defendant might qualify for immunity based on their chronic use of a CDS, i.e., an addiction, provided the defendant proves the acute condition requiring medical assistance was the result of such prior CDS use. The court also holds a psychiatric evaluation may constitute "medical assistance" within the meaning of the OPA, ruling that a person suffering from a psychiatric disorder is not categorically ineligible for immunity. Because the trial court did not focus on the causal nexus between defendant's CDS use and her suicidal ideations, the court remands for a new hearing to address whether defendant can establish that the suicide concerns that prompted the 911 call were attributable to her methamphetamine use.