September 13, 2023– Offering treatment to drug users instead of arresting them reduces crime and addiction – new research into police diversion program shows (Read here)
The Conversation
September 12, 2023– ARC funding to go toward jobs for recovering drug users in West Virginia (Read here)
UV MetroNews
August 11, 2023– Pause in Purdue settlement provokes mixed emotions (Read here)
Boston Globe
July 20,2023– States stiffen penalties for fentanyl, despite public health concerns (Read here)
Stateline
July 5,2023– Politicians want cop crackdowns on drug dealers. Experts say tough tactics cost lives (Read here)
NPR
June 20,2023– Schenectady’s pilot ‘Outreach Hub’ aims to transform policing, lower crime rates (Read here)
Times Union
June 8,2023– Lifesaving fentanyl test strips still illegal in some states under ’70s-era war on drugs law (Read here)
AP News
May 15,2023– Worcester among Mass. cities to receive opioid settlement funds for recovery services (Read here)
Telegram & Gazette
April 27,2023– Parsippany Police Join Drug Addiction and Recovery Initiative (Read here)
Patch
April 21,2023– Drug overdose deaths are rising in Nueces County. Here’s what county officials are doing. (Read here)
Corpus Christi Caller Times
April 19,2023– More than 16,000 fatal opioid overdoses in Mass. since 2012. What’s the solution? (Read here)
Milford Daily News
March 8,2023– 50th Recovery Assistance Program scholarship awarded in Shakopee (Read here)
SW News Media
March 7,2023– Parsippany Police Join Drug Addiction and Recovery Initiative (Read here)
WABI-TV
February 26,2023– Parsippany Police Join Drug Addiction and Recovery Initiative (Read here)
News Center Maine
February 24,2023– Shakopee Police Chief Jeff Tate joins national public safety council (Read here)
SW News Media
February 15,2023– Scarborough’s Operation HOPE hopes for regional return (Read here)
The Portland Press Herald
February 9,2023– These laws could curb fentanyl deaths. Why won’t Kansas lawmakers enact them? (Read here)
The Kansas City Beacon
February 2,2023– New Washoe County program fights the opioid epidemic (Read here)
KOLO-TV
PAARI 2022 News:
December 21,2022– Public safety, peer advocates come together to help others through PAARI program (Read here)
The Batavian
December 21,2022– Public safety, peer advocates come together to help others through PAARI program (Read here)
The Batavian
September 17,2022– Recovering addicts work to help others in ‘Project Recover’ (Read here)
WHTM – TV
August 28,2022– Bring a memento of a loved one for New Bedford’s “Overdose Awareness Day” (Read here)
New Bedford Guide
July 14,2022– Schenectady County designated a federal High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (Read here)
The Daily Gazette
June 8,2022– New ‘recovery warriors’ to help others battle addiction (Read here)
Gloucester Daily Times
May 25,2022– WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: President Biden’s National Drug Control Strategy Receives Broad Support from Public Health, (Read here)
WhiteHouse.gov
January 14,2022– Navigating Hope and Hope One make ‘huge impact’ (Read here)
NJ.com
PAARI 2021 News:
December 29,2021– MAYOR SEFATIA ROMEO THEKEN REFLECTS ON CITY’S PROGRESS AS TERM AS GLOUCESTER’S LEADER NEARS END (Read here)
Good Morning Gloucester
December 4,2021– The Grace Center celebrates 10 years of living up to its name (Read here)
Gloucester Daily Times
October 25,2021– Surge in drug overdose deaths prompts new response strategies (Read here)
New York Post
October 23,2021– Massachusetts State Police host Drug Take Back Day at Holden barracks (Read here)
Spectrum News 1
October 2,2021– Progress amid the opioid epidemic: New Fall River fire station program seeing results (Read here)
The Herald News
September 15,2021– Schenectady Cares programs next phase (Read here)
News 10 ABC
August 30,2021– Michigan State Police looking for ‘angel volunteers’ to help those struggling with addiction (Read here)
Michigan Live
July 15,2021– South Portland police hope to spread awareness about Narcan, fentanyl test strips (Read here)
WGME
July 13,2021– Video: Kickoff of PAARI program in Batavia featuring keynote speaker Allie Hunter (Read here)
The Batavian
May 6,2021– Rules on opioid treatment relaxed (Read here)
Salem News
April 15,2021– Bath, Brunswick police gain new tool to reduce fentanyl overdoses (Read here)
The Times Record
April 8,2021– Maine police using fentanyl tests to curb opioid epidemic (Read here)
The Associated Press
April 2,2021– Newburyport police, Pettengill House aim to reduce fentanyl overdoses (Read here)
The Daily News Newburyport
March 16,2021– Police departments to distribute fentanyl test strips to fight overdose (Read here)
KATU – TV
March 12,2021– Madison Police Department Set to Participate in the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative: Department Becomes 19 Agency to Do So (Read here)
TAPInto
January 5,2021– GP police initiative asks addicts to come in, seek treatment (Read here)
NBC 52
PAARI 2020 News:
October 28,2020– Chatham police chief remains on leave during investigation (Read here)
Times Union
September 15,2020– Netcong Police complete training to be an assisted addiction and recovery initiative location (Read here)
WRNJ Radio
August 3,2020– Genesee County police agencies, City of Batavia FD join nationwide addiction and recovery initiative (Read here)
The Batavian
June 16,2020– Hudson mayor orders police reforms (Read here)
Hudson Valley 360
April 4,2020– Eleven Mass. police departments distribute fentanyl test kits to drug users (Read here)
The Boston Globe
April 3,2020– Genesee County police agencies, City of Batavia FD join nationwide addiction and recovery initiative (Read here)
The Batavian
February 25,2020– Bucyrus Police Department’s Operation Hope Provides Life-Changing Impact To Addicts (Read here)
WMFD
February 3,2021– Local law enforcement on board with opioid-recovery program, hope to help rather than incarcerate (Read here)
Sierra Vista Herald
PAARI 2019 News:
November 19,2019– Enfield seeing a fatal overdose each month, police captain says (Read here)
Journal Inquirer
October 14,2019– 13 have sought help through new Schenectady police-coordinated drug program, department says (Read here)
The Daily Gazette
September 17,2019– Who Are Ohio’s Anti-Heroin Vigilantes Helping? (Read here)
Rolling Stone
August 9,2019– Angel volunteers needed (Read here)
Daily Reporter
June 26,2019– New Bedford Police Department receives grant from P.A.A.R.I. to bring on full-time AmeriCorps VISTA Members (Read here)
New Bedford Guide
June 20,2019– Police departments rethink approach to battling addiction crisis (Read here)
Fox News
June 7,2019– Everett launching new addiction assistance program as fentanyl cases spike (Read here)
KOMO News
June 6,2019– Holyoke police receive grant to help fight, prevent opioid addiction (Read here)
MassLive
April 18,2019– Police Assisted Addiction Recovery Initiative launches on Tuesday, more help for those who are struggling (Read here)
The Batavian
April 5,2019– Berkley & Stewart Team Up With Filmmaker Ron Davis To Tackle The Opioid Crisis (Read here)
TAPinto
April 4,2019– Morris County Sheriff’s Office Launches Hope-One PAARI Program (Read here)