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- Title
Public Intoxication: Sobering Centers as an Alternative to Incarceration, Houston, 2010–2017.
- Authors
Jarvis, Suzanne V.; Kincaid, Leonard; Weltge, Arlo F.; Lee, Mike; Basinger, Scott F.
- Abstract
In 2010, the Houston police department admitted 20 508 publicly intoxicated individuals into its jail. To address jail overcrowding, the city created a jail diversion policy that allowed law enforcement to admit publicly intoxicated individuals into a new sobering center. By 2017, public intoxication jail admissions had decreased by 95%, freeing valuable resources. A promising public health intervention, sobering centers offer an alternative to incarceration and relieve overuse of emergency services while assisting individuals with substance use issues.
- Subjects
TEXAS; SUBSTANCE abuse laws; SUBSTANCE abuse; CORRECTIONAL institutions; CROWDS; HOSPITAL emergency services; POLICE; GOVERNMENT policy
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2019, Vol 109, Issue 4, p597
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.2018.304907