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• Diverting defendants to treatment

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  Model pretrial jail programs provide withdrawal management and medication-assisted treatment for jail detainees

• How a pre-arrest opiate diversion program is saving lives in Wisconsin

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  If a person commits a low-level crime to support an opiate addiction, they can avoid arrest if they are willing to enter a treatment program

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  Wrap Technologies appoints Thomas Smith as president

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  Wrap Technologies, Inc.

  Co-founder and former president and chairman of TASER International brings 25 years of industry expertise to Wrap’s U.S. and international sales

• Vt. state trooper revived after apparent drug exposure

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  A Vermont trooper had to be revived by fellow troopers after he was exposed to an opioid-like drug

• Before heroin overdose, Baltimore officer went for intervention at police wellness office

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  The officer had been using drugs throughout the day with his girlfriend before overdosing on heroin and dying

• 10 opioid crisis actions for law enforcement

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  Police agencies are on the frontline of this crisis – here are 10 steps all chiefs and sheriffs need to take

• Mass. police chiefs want feds to help stem flow of opioids

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  Massachusetts police chiefs are seeking federal action to choke off the fentanyl supply in their communities

• NJ police revive school bus driver with Narcan after crash

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  Police used Narcan to revive a school bus driver after the bus, with a dozen children on board, hit a tree

• Ariz. sheriff agrees to equip deputies with overdose reversal drug

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  All deputies would be issued doses of the lifesaving drug to carry in their individual first aid kits

• Opioid technician joins Minn. police department

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  The department’s first opioid technician will help respond to overdose victims, provide chemical dependency referrals and develop and coordinate outreach and training

• Policing Matters Podcast: Top trends and takeaways from 2018

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  From lip sync battles to policing the homeless to immigration enforcement, 2018 was a big year for issues in law enforcement

• 19 on 2019: Expert predictions on the top police issues in 2019

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  What challenges will law enforcement face in 2019?

• Outside the box grant sources for law enforcement

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  Here are some unique grant funding sources to consider for your law enforcement equipment, training and other resource needs

• Operation Rio Grande addresses perfect storm of public safety issues

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  State and local leaders developed a targeted, collaborative program to address homelessness, drug and criminal activity spiraling out of control in Salt Lake City

• Grants for opioid-response initiatives

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  Funding is available for trace detection machines, Narcan kits and data-sharing technology to document problems in your jurisdiction

• 6 strategies to protect police from fentanyl

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  Training, PPE and scene assessment will minimize the risk of opioid exposure to law enforcement and other first responders

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