Dothan will be home to new forensics lab and mental health crises center as state approves $12 million for those projects. Here is what you need to know,
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -A drug forensics lab and mental health crises center will be constructed in Dothan at a combined cost of about $12 million.
The forensics lab means law enforcement will no longer need make burdensome trips to Montgomery and Auburn to deliver suspected drugs to labs, then wait months for results. That will benefit prosecutors, who are unable to move forward with criminal cases until results are complete.“ drugs we are seeing in our community are lethal at first dose,” he told News 4.
Alabama’s Department of Mental Health Commissioner Kim Boswell points out that many hospitals offer no behavioral care, leaving those with mental struggles few options.However, help centers like the one planned for Dothan can get patients analyzed in a few hours.
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