For People Suffering from Heroin or other Opiate Drug Addiction
Are you addicted to heroin or other opioids? Know someone who is?
It’s time to get help!
The Bedford Police Department has a revolutionary new policing program aimed at getting people suffering from addiction the help they need, instead of putting them in handcuffs. Safe Passages is changing the way they handle addicts who request help with their addiction to opiates such as morphine, heroin, oxycodone, and hydrocodone.
How does it work?
We will attempt to place into appropriate treatment any resident who enters the police station and voluntarily asks for help with their addiction to opiates. This placement will not be immediate.
Safe Passages was created to help Heroin and Opiate addicts into recovery. If you need help or know someone who needs help into recovery from addiction, come to the Bedford Police Department and ask for help. We are here to help you with your steps towards recovery. There will be some paperwork that needs to be completed. We have partnered with treatment centers to ensure that our patients receive the care and treatment they deserve. We facilitate entry to treatment and act as part of a necessary support system.
You will not be arrested. You will not be charged with a crime. You will not be jailed. You will be directed to treatment. Exceptions that may make someone ineligible for the program are outstanding arrest warrants, three or more drug trafficking convictions, history of violence or arson, registered sex offender or sex related crimes, under 18 without parent or guardian consent, or a medical condition that may need hospitalization.
Bedford Police Department: 440-232-7600
