Westwood, NJ Police Department uses its Heroin Addiction Recovery Team to destigmatize treatment

Westwood, NJ Police Heroin Addiction Recovery Team

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The Westwood Police Department launched a new program, the Heroin Addiction Recovery Team, to give residents a new way to receive help with addiction. Without fear of arrest, residents can walk into a police station, turn in drugs, and immediately find placement in treatment. The program aims to reduce the number of local overdose deaths by destigmatizing addiction and providing a bridge between local law enforcement and residents.

Citizen Services Health & Human Services Public Safety Policy

Westwood, NJ

Municipality in New Jersey

United States

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More than 8 people are dying from drug overdoses in N.J. each day. In 2010, it was 2 - nj.com

The Garden State is on pace to see more than 3,000 people die from overdoses in 2018, the equivalent of the entire population of Saddle River.

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