Police in Dane County will be able to drop off drunken people at a county-funded detox center next year, but fewer beds will be available for those who only want to dry out for 24 hours and then go back on the street without entering a treatment program. The county is shifting resources toward effective long-term treatment for those who want and need it, County Executive Joe Parisi said Wednesday. The county is negotiating with Tellurian for more beds without intensive medical care on weekends, when partying UW-Madison students swell the numbers of incapacitated people picked up by police.
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