Construction work continues at Erie County's detox center

SANDUSKY — Work continues to open the area's first detox facility.The 16-bed center at the Erie County Health Department in Sandusky, will provide medically supervised, around-the-clock treatment as addicts enter the first stage of recovery: detoxification.It's one part of a full "circle of care" for addiction recovery services, which includes in-patient treatment and a sober-living facility, such as Genesis by the Lake. Local officials continue working on the in-patient treatment of center.A detox facility can properly treat people and, ideally, reduce the startling amount of drug-related fatalities occurring locally and skyrocketing in recent years.The facility should open its doors to help locals — which includes residents in Erie, Huron, Ottawa and Sandusky counties — by this summer.Construction on the area's only detox center continues at the Erie County Health Department in Sandusky on Thursday, March 30, 2017.A construction crew member works at the site of the new detox center at the Erie County Health Department in Sandusky on Thursday, March 30, 2017.Construction equipment sits out at the site of the new detox center at the Erie County Health Department in Sandusky on Thursday, March 30, 2017.