Clay County Detox Center wants to expand – KFGO

Wednesday, May 04, 2016 7:38 a.m. CDT

MOORHEAD (KFGO-AM) — Clay County Detox looking to expand. The county commission has approved a request to add six more beds to the detox center, for a total of 16.

Director Troy Amundsen says the need for detox is greater because more drugs are making their way into our area. “It used to be where alcohol was the prevalent,” Amundsen explains. “Now you see alcohol mixed with cocaine. You see alcohol with meth. You see a lot of different substances that you didn’t in the past.”

The facility is a medical detox, which can provide medication and care for people under the influence.

The expansion isn’t finalized yet.

A center in Fergus Falls closed last year.