D.C. is opening its first facility designed specifically to handle patients who are experiencing some type of drug- or alcohol-related crisis.
The object of the new stabilization center is to relieve some of the pressure on hospital emergency rooms and a way to deal with the drug overdose crisis.
The facility at 35 K St. NE will provide immediate health care support as well as long-term counseling.
Dr. Barbara Bazron with the D.C. Department of Behavioral Health said no one should be reluctant about seeking help at the new center.
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The District has funding to open a second stabilization center on Park Road NW by the end of next year.
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