Drug Rehab Programs in Brattleboro Promoted During Cookout

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. - July 20, 2018 - PRLog -- A community cookout hosted by the Brattleboro Police Department focused on helping individuals in Brattleboro, Vermont locate rehab programs.

The event, held on July 13, was used to announce the development of Project CARE (Community Approach to Recovery Engagement) which helps people who need addiction treatment.

"The development of Project CARE has been in the making for approximately one year," said Michael Fitzgerald, Brattleboro Police Chief. "It started out from the concerns expressed at one of our Select Board meetings."

Fitzgerald stated that many people at the Select Board meetings expressed concerns about the rise in homelessness and drug activity occurring throughout the community. He also indicated that illegal drug use was affiliated with a rise in crimes, assaults, vandalism and disorderly conduct.

"We also found ourselves responding to the area with increasing frequency for overdoses, some fatal," he said. "The issue had to be addressed and it was basically given to the police department to solve. I quickly realized that in order to effectively address this activity we had to address multiple issues which basically ran parallel to each other,"

The Brattleboro Police established a set up where someone who needs addiction treatment services can go to the local police station and ask for help in finding substance abuse treatment facilities.

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