LEE’S SUMMIT, Mo. — Police crisis intervention officers in Lee's Summit are promoting a program that offers hope for drug addicts seeking help.

A unique approach to community service offers addiction treatment instead of heavy penalties.

Help is available for those who seek it, according to the Lee’s Summit Police Department’s Safe Passage program. Since 2018, 130 people have participated in this system. Anyone who’s battling the grip of addiction can reach out to a police officer or call 911 to request treatment. That includes people who are in possession of drugs and those who are under arrest.

“All you have to say is, ‘I want safe passage,'” LSPD Officer Michael Isberg said on Thursday.

Ofc. Isberg points out that police are accustomed to seeing a connection between drug addiction a

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