The Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (P.A.A.R.I.) is pleased to announce that Executive Director Allie Hunter McDade attended the first-ever National Deflection Summit this week, which focused on law enforcement initiatives around the country to combat the opioid crisis, and the partnerships formed with mental and behavioral health organizations.

P.A.A.R.I. was recently featured in a Boston Globe article highlighting the successes of the program as well as the Gloucester ANGEL Initiative.

P.A.A.R.I. John Rosenthal, Co-founder & Chairman One Bridge St., Suite #300 Newton, MA 02458 For Immediate Release Friday, Nov. 18, 2016 Contact: John Guilfoil Phone: 617-993-0003 Email: john@jgpr.net U.S. Surgeon General Calls for Change in Way Public Views Addiction GLOUCESTER — John Rosenthal, chairman of the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (P.A.A.R.I.) is pleased […]

P.A.A.R.I. is pleased to share a recent success story from one of our law enforcement partners in Scarborough, Maine. In October 2015, Erica Maxim walked into the Scarborough Police Department seeking help after five years of using heroin and was put into a treatment program. One year later, she is sober and has not used […]