Public health advocates say addressing the fear of legal repercussions after dialing 911 will save overdose victims in a medical crisis after Georgia’s “medical amnesty” bill passed the legislature Tuesday. “There was a lot of emotion in this bill because there’s a lot of people who have been and are going to be affected by this situation,” said Jeremy Sharp, a student at the University of North Georgia and founder of UNG’s chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy. Sharp said it was hard work to keep the bill alive as proposed changes from unrelated bills threatened to derail the legislation.