Linn County Commissioners discuss detox center

The topic of developing a detoxification center to assist people who have overdosed on drugs or who are extremely drunk in Linn County has long been a discussion between the county’s Health Department staff and local private health care providers.

On Dec. 5, Linn County Commissioners Roger Nyquist, Sherrie Sprenger and Will Tucker tackled the complicated topic at length, following up on a request by a member of the public at the previous meeting of…