California’s San Luis Obispo County Opens Sobering Center  

San Luis Obispo County, California, opened a new Sobering Center at the County’s Health Agency campus in San Luis Obispo. The facility provides a safe space for intoxicated adult community members to recover from the effects of alcohol and drugs. 

The facility is a joint project among the San Luis Obispo Behavioral Health Department, CenCal Health and Good Samaritan. It includes 12 beds and offers 24-hour services to adult community members in need, providing medical supervision, counseling, and referral to ongoing treatment and support services.  

The goal of the facility is to reduce the burden on emergency departments . . .