H: Laconia, NH moving from prosecution to intervention?

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http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/05/health/new-hampshire-heroin-tactics/index.html

Adams is on the front lines. He's not a drug counselor, and he doesn't own a rehab clinic. He's a police officer who gave up undercover narcotics operations to work for the Laconia Police Department as a prevention and treatment coordinator.

Every day, Adams, 38, listens to his radio scanner and quickly heads to the scene of reported drug overdoses. Timing is everything, and engaging with the family and victim at the moment of crisis is critical, he says.
"You want to get them at one of their most vulnerable points," he explains, "when they actually have that sense, 'Wow, you know what? I almost died. I can't do this anymore.' "
Adams offers support and treatment options, a task he acknowledges is "monumental" for someone in the grips of addiction, especially when they've started dealing to sustain their habit. Laconia Police believe it's a two-for-one: Eliminate the addiction, and you eliminate a dealer as well.