Nick is a highly decorated corrections professional whose skill, competence and thorough understanding of the corrections processes and duties of Sheriff exceeds the high benchmarks necessary to keep our community safe and return offenders to our streets as productive and contributing members of our society.
In an effort to provide the best care for everyone in the department’s custody, Sheriff Cocchi has expanded the Medication Assisted Treatment program at all of the Hampden County correctional facilities.
Since the program was expanded in 2019, the department has provided FDA approved medications including Buprenorphine (Suboxone), Methadone and Naltrexone (Vivitrol) for treatment of opioid use and alcohol use disorder to a total of over 2,100 clients.
Group and individual therapy; education, including overdose prevention, is also provided to each MAT participant and the result is a reduced likelihood of an overdose upon release as well as higher rates of people achieving long-term sobriety.