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Board approves 44 new downtown detox beds to expand withdrawal‑management access
Summary
Supervisors unanimously approved adding 44 withdrawal management (detox) beds downtown — a capacity the sponsors said would serve roughly 2,700 people per year — to improve access to detox and create a clearer pathway into longer‑term treatment and housing supports.
The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to expand withdrawal‑management services by adding 44 detox beds in downtown San Diego, a change sponsors said would create access for an estimated 2,700 people per year.
Supervisor Montgomery Step, the item sponsor, framed the action as a response to continuing countywide crises in homelessness and substance use: “Nearly 10,000 people sleep without shelter each night. And last year alone, 293 of our neighbors died from drug or alcohol related causes.” She said the county…
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