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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Warren, Otis
• Smith-Bernardin, Shannon
• Jamieson, Katherine
• Zaller, Nickolas
• Liferidge, Aisha

Titel

Identification and Practice Patterns of Sobering Centers in the United States

Ist Teil von

• Journal of health care for the poor and underserved, 2016-11, Vol.27 (4), p.1843

Ort / Verlag

United States: Johns Hopkins University Press

Erscheinungsjahr

2016

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Quelle

Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Sobering centers operate as an alternative to hospitals and jails in many communities across the country as a safe place where an acutely intoxicated person can be observed until he or she becomes sober. No national data on this practice exist. We aim to create a preliminary database of sobering centers and describe national practices of these sobering centers. This study is a cross-sectional analysis and survey of sobering centers with a review of current practices. Twenty-seven potential sobering centers were identified through a variety of search mechanisms. Survey results were obtained for 11 of these centers. Nine centers met the definition of a sobering center. We found that sobering centers had significant heterogeneity in regards to size, practice patterns, and funding mechanisms. We also identified a wide range of missions, organizational components, and medical oversight.