Why It Matters: How Prop. 36 could increase demand for treatment beds in San Diego
Proposition 36 got the most "yes" votes of any proposition on the California ballot. It will make punishment harsher for theft and drug crimes.
Almost 70% of voters supported it. Much of that support came because of promises prosecutors made that it would take care of people suffering from drug addiction.
There’s just one problem: Treatment beds are not available.
San Diego County has just 78 detox beds for the more than 1 million residents here who rely on Medi-Cal. If someone decides they want to get off fentanyl or meth, and they don’t have private health insurance, getting one of those beds is like winning the lottery.
Almost 70% of voters supported it. Much of that support came because of promises prosecutors made that it would take care of people suffering from drug addiction.
There’s just one problem: Treatment beds are not available.
San Diego County has just 78 detox beds for the more than 1 million residents here who rely on Medi-Cal. If someone decides they want to get off fentanyl or meth, and they don’t have private health insurance, getting one of those beds is like winning the lottery.
