Suzanne V. Jarvis and Leonard Kincaid are with the Houston Recovery Center, Houston, TX. Arlo F. Weltge is with the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, McGovern School of Medicine, Houston. Mike Lee is with the Mental Health and Jail Diversion Bureau, Harris County Sheriff's Department, Houston. Scott F. Basinger is with the Department of Pediatrics and Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston.
Am J Public Health. 2019 Apr;109(4):597-599. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304907.
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.
2010 年,休斯顿警察局将 20508 名公众醉酒者收押入狱。为了解决监狱过度拥挤的问题,该市制定了一项监狱分流政策,允许执法部门将公众醉酒者送入一个新的清醒中心。到 2017 年,公众醉酒入狱人数减少了 95%,释放了宝贵的资源。清醒中心是一种有前途的公共卫生干预措施,为监禁提供了替代方案,同时缓解了紧急服务的过度使用,帮助有药物滥用问题的个人。