Ken's Policy Solutions for the Opioid Crisis

What is PETER?

PETER is an acronym denoting the strategy that I have created during my law enforcement career. Throughout my 25 years as a Federal Agent, I saw firsthand how crippling drug abuse and distribution can be. Despite my best efforts to combat drug trafficking, since returning home, overdose deaths and criminal enterprises surrounding opioid distribution have persisted. I lost a brother to an overdose and I have made it one of my life’s goals to stop the suffering of families that persists around the country and specifically in Washtenaw County. While I will dive deeper into each letter of the acronym, PETER stands for Prevention, Enforcement, Treatment, Education, and Recovery. I have seen this problem through every possible angle and throughout my career, I have used my experience and borrowed from various other disciplines to create what I think is the most comprehensive, progressive plan to attack the opioid epidemic.