Mindy Schmidt, Author at PAARI

April 4, 2016

East Brunswick, N.J. Join PAARI to Launch Addiction Initiative

A message from the East Brunswick, N.J. Police Department. EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ – The East Brunswick Police Department is pleased to announce they have partnered with the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (P.A.A.R.I.) to launch the department’s Opiate Outreach Initiative. Through the department’s program, which launched on January 1, 2016 East Brunswick Police will […]

March 24, 2016

Photo: Chief Campanello meets with Scarborough Operation HOPE

Chief Campanello (right) stopped by the Scarborough Police Department Wednesday morning to check in with the Operation HOPE program. He also paid a visit too the Portland Recovery Community Center. Pictured at left is Scarborough Officer John Gill, the driving force behind Operation HOPE. Scarborough is fighting addiction against enormous odds in Maine, where insurance […]

March 17, 2016

Harvard Poll: 80 Percent Support for Gloucester ANGEL-Style Initiatives

A new STAT-Harvard poll illustrates overwhelming support for the Gloucester ANGEL Initiative and similar programs that have been implemented by police departments throughout the country to tackle the nation’s current opioid epidemic. The poll interviewed 1,011 randomly selected adults 18 and older from March 3-6. Results indicated that 80 percent of people surveyed support treatment over jail time for […]

March 15, 2016

Gallery: Governor Charlie Baker Signs Opioid Bill Into Law

Governor Charlie Baker signed a bill into law on Monday morning that will focus on addressing the state’s current opioid epidemic.

March 15, 2016

Graphics: WHO gets addicted to heroin?

Nearly all people who used heroin also used at least 1 other drug. Most used at least 3 other drugs.

March 10, 2016

Newburyport Police Department Joins P.A.A.R.I., Begins Addiction Recovery Initiative

NEWBURYPORT — City Marshal Mark Murray is pleased to announce that the Newburyport Police Department has partnered with The Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (P.A.A.R.I.) to expand the department’s addiction recovery initiative, the Newburyport Support & Treatment for Opiate Misuse & Prevention Strategies (STOMPS), which began this month.