Nicole talks about her introduction to PAARI and how she got involved with the initiative. “I wanted to move on with my life, pretend that I was never addicted to heroin and be a normal society member. However, my friends were dying. I was watching the overdose rate rise. Why doesn’t somebody do something? I decided I could be someone and do something,” says Nicole.

Nicole talks about her introduction to PAARI and how she got involved with the initiative. “I wanted to move on with my life, pretend that I was never addicted to heroin and be a normal society member. However, my friends were dying. I was watching the overdose rate rise. Why doesn’t somebody do something? I decided I could be someone and do something,” says Nicole. “I was online and saw Chief Campanello launch this program, The Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative, in Gloucester, Massachusetts. I reached out to him, not thinking he would respond. He flew out and was my guest speaker at an event in Youngstown, Ohio. Then he flew me out and trained me at his police department. I went from working minimum wage at a hotel to spending the rest of my free time going to police departments, letting them know there’s a tool that takes out the crime of addiction.”

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