Board advances 'Cash Not Drugs' sobriety incentive ordinance on first reading

Supervisors advanced an ordinance on first reading authorizing the Human Services Agency, in coordination with the Department of Public Health, to establish a voluntary three‑year sobriety and recovery incentive treatment program called "Cash Not Drugs." The program would provide a weekly payment of up to $100 to eligible beneficiaries of the County Adult Assistance Program (CAAP) who are screened for substance use disorder, referred to treatment, and who test negative for illicit drugs once per week.