Earlier this week, Gloucester Chief Leonard Campanello was featured in Boston Magazine’s article highlighting four innovative ideas for fixing the opioid crisis. The story is part of the magazine’s list of 2016 Game Changers.
Archives for May 2016
Six Louisiana Law Enforcement Agencies, District Attorney, Defense Attorneys, and Leaders Come Together to Fight Addiction
The Following is a press release issued by Covington, La. Police Chief Tim Lentz. P.A.A.R.I. is proud to call these agencies, and their community leaders, our partners. Today, Chief Tim Lentz was joined by his partners in law enforcement to include, Mandeville Police, Pearl River Police, Madisonville Police, Folsom Police, Sheriff’s Office, District Attorney Warren […]
La Porte City, Ind. Police Department Joins P.A.A.R.I. To Launch Addiction Recovery Initiative
LA PORTE, Ind. – Chief Adam Klimczak announces that the La Porte City Police Department has partnered with the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (P.A.A.R.I.) to expand the department’s addiction recovery program, the La Porte County Angel Initiative.
Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative Surpasses 100 Police Department Partners in 24 States
GLOUCESTER — Police Chief Leonard Campanello and John Rosenthal, co-founders of the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (P.A.A.R.I.), are extraordinarily pleased to announce that the organization’s roster, in less than 11 months, has burgeoned to 106 police departments in 24 states as law enforcement agencies nationwide have partnered with P.A.A.R.I. to help people suffering with the disease of addiction in their communities access treatment and begin to take back their lives.
Watertown Police Department Saves Life through Walgreens Narcan Partnership
The Watertown Police Department, a P.A.A.R.I. partner since October 2015, is pleased to announce the Free Community Narcan Distribution Program, which aided in saving a young woman’s life.
Purdue Files Opposition Against STAT Publication’s Request for Court Records on OxyContin Case
STAT, a national publication focused on news about health, medicine and scientific discovery, reports that Purdue Pharma, the maker of the prescription pain killer OxyContin, filed opposition this week against the news source’s request to unseal documents related to how the company marketed its powerful opioid med