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"textContent": "BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY’S EDITORIAL TEAM When TJ McGee overdosed in his UC Berkeley dorm room two years ago, his roommates hesitated before calling for help. He lay on the floor, pale and seizing, while they weighed the risk: call for help and potentially face university consequences, or wait and hope. That hesitation is exactly […]\n\nThe post New law shields California college students who seek help after overdosing first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.",
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