FLIP Drug Addiction from Incarceration to Healthcare Connecticut CT

The FLIP Approach to STOP the Drug Epidemic and Fentanyl Poisoning Serving Connecticut

The Global Recovery Movement’s ultimate goal is to STOP the drug epidemic and to STOP fentanyl poisoning. Our mission is to FLIP addiction from the criminal justice system to the healthcare system. The criminal justice system is punitive and discriminatory, while the healthcare system provides dignity, kindness, treatment, recovery, builds up their self-esteem and helps prevent relapses.

The Global Recovery Movement also is helping to drug proof communities through student assistant and drug counselors in schools and throughout the community. We are also working with municipal alliances to put drug prevention funds into peer leadership organized activities. We are dedicated to drug proofing communities with the FLIP approach.

Portugal has successfully and effectively ‘flipped’ addiction from the criminal justice system to the healthcare system. This method has been proven in Portugal and in Dayton, Ohio and we would like to help get this type of program implemented Nationally. We need to simply decide that we are NOT going to punish our people for having a potentially fatal disease. We can and must advocate to remove all obstacles for our cherished loved ones to recover from drug addiction.

FLIPPING the Drug Epidemic Serving Connecticut

The Drug Epidemic continues to impact all of our communities across the United States. Drug overdose deaths continue to rise and therefore we need to come together and educate families and friends, as well as get our law enforcement agencies educated on reversing the effects of an opioid overdose. If you know anyone taking these harmful substances or stimulants, get them to a rehab treatment program instead of prison!

• Fentanyl
• Heroin
• Hydrocodone
• Hydromorphone
• Marijuana
• Meth
• Methadone
• Meth Amphetamine
• Oxycodone
• OxyContin
• Tapentadol

Implementing Treatment Not Jail-TGRM Serving Connecticut, CT

Recognizing that law enforcement has a front row seat to the opioid epidemic and are in a unique position to prevent drug overdose deaths, the Police Assisted Addiction & Recovery Initiative (PAARI) provides training, strategic guidance, support, and resources to help law enforcement agencies nationwide create non-arrest pathways to treatment and recovery to stop the opioid epidemic from killing our loved ones. They have customized programs based on each community and can utilize multiple law enforcement entry points to treatment. Some treatments involve medications that can be used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, which have contributed to lowering overdose deaths. Let’s all work together in educating patients, caregivers, and the community about the benefits of having these medications readily available to more people. Reach out and find more information about these medications:

• Naloxone, (also known as Narcan) is designed to rapidly reverse opioid overdose.
• Naltrexone, is used to prevent people who have been addicted to certain drugs (opiates) from taking them again.
• Suboxone, is used as part of a medical, social and psychological treatment program for patient’s dependent on opioids like heroin, morphine, oxycodone or codeine.
• Vivitrol, is a monthly injection that contains naltrexone (an opioid antagonist) which is injected intramuscularly into the buttocks. Naltrexone helps reduce opioid and alcohol cravings.

Drug, Opioid, Fentanyl Addiction Recovery Organizations Serving Connecticut

Let’s build our community coalitions and extend drug education to our families and friends across the Country. We are here to advocate on behalf of those captured by addiction of drugs in the United States. They were victims from Purdue Pharma (The Sackler family), the FDA, doctors, dentists, hospitals, Pharma and politicians. Most of us know someone personally who tragically overdosed. Do not wait until someone close to you is affected, because the first time becomes last time. Consider these drug rehabilitation programs to fight against substance abuse for the person you care about:

• NA
• Narcotics Anonymous
• Naranon
• McShin foundation
• Morris County Municipal Alliances
• Municipal Alliances

Alcoholism Recovery & Treatment Programs Serving Connecticut

Alcoholism is an addiction to the consumption of alcoholic liquor or the mental illness and compulsive behavior resulting from alcohol dependency. Alcohol abuse and alcoholism can destroy a marriage or drive a wedge between family members. Those who drink can deplete their family budget, cause fights, ignore children, and otherwise impair the health and happiness of the people they love. Here is a listing of rehab programs for those you know with an alcohol addiction disease:

• AA
• Alanon
• Alcohol Anonymous
• McShin foundation
• Morris County Municipal Alliances
• Municipal Alliances

Grieving Caregivers Support for Drug, Opioid and Fentanyl Overdose Death Serving Connecticut, CT

No one could ever understand the pain and suffering family and friends endure after losing someone from an overdose death. The Global Recovery Movement team has been reaching out to communities across America to raise public awareness on drug prevention and drug treatment. They are asking that all communities implement the Police Assisted Addiction Recovery Initiative (PAARI); plant, donate, or register a memorial tree in your town or county in honor of someone who lost their battle to drugs; share prevention information about fentanyl poisoning, fake pills, addictive opioids like oxycontin, and information on overdose deaths in your town or county; place student assistance counselors in the schools and community (http://asapnj.org); start a municipal alliance (community coalition with leaders, police and parents) and fund the grass roots with drug fine money for school and community prevention programs (https://www.gcada.nj.gov).

We have a network of grieving moms, dads, caregivers, family, and friends who have volunteered to make a difference through their communities and other communities by reaching out to others who are grieving as well. The following drug information and overdose statistics can be found on the https://grmovement.org/ website. Visit the Website and learn more about how these organizations can help those who are grieving or those who want to join the fight against drugs in their community:

• Dayton Recovers
• DEWAA
• Dr. Joao Goulao
• Drug Assemblies
• Drug Epidemic Walk Across America
• Empty Chair
• Silent Screams Song
• FDA
• Harvard Medical School
• Hope One
• Johann Hari
• Mcshin foundation
• Morris County Municipal Alliances
• Municipal Alliances
• Norway to Decriminalize Personal Drug Use in ‘Historic’ Shift
• Oregon Resolution 110 TBD
• Overdose Awareness Day
• Police Assisted Addiction Recovery Initiatives (PAARI)
• Porto Police Chief Interview
• Purdue Watchdogs
• Purple Chair Movement
• Rhode Island Drug Policy
• Ryan Hampton
• Senator Anthony Bucco
• Sheriff James Gannon
• Teen Pride
• The March to Purdue Pharma
• The Pharmacist Netflix Series