San Diego County supervisors Paloma Aguirre and Monica Montgomery Steppe have proposed an expansion of residential withdrawal management, commonly known as detox services.
At a press conference earlier this month, they discussed the new treatment beds that will be added in the region. This initiative aims to combat homelessness and substance use for county residents.
“Homelessness and substance abuse disorder continue to be among the biggest challenges facing San Diego County,” Aguirre said. “Every night an estimated 10,000 people sleep unsheltered, and in the past year alone, 293 lives were lost from drug- or alcohol-related causes…