Emilia Teasdale in The Columbia Paper reports that 50 people dealing with addiction have successfully found treatment through the Chatham Cares 4 U (CC4U) program according to Chatham Police Lieutenant Joseph Alessi announced to the Village Board last week. The program began earlier in the year, allowing any person who enters the Chatham Police station to request help with their addiction to opiates and turn over drugs or drug paraphernalia for destruction with no questions asked, and no charges. Lt. Alessi said the Chatham Police Department had received $1,200 in donations for the program as well as clothing, blankets, chairs, and a refrigerator. “We are accepting anything, but we are not asking for anything,” Lt. Alessi said at the December 8 meeting. Read the full story in The Columbia Paper.