We also want to make sure that we've got substance abuse courts and so there are other states that have done this well to make sure we treat substance abuse as the illness that it is. That is what it is. Substance abuse is an illness and we should treat it like an illness as opposed to a legal issue. that requires law enforcement. We also have to make sure that we are supporting different police departments who are working with social workers and other folks when somebody's having a … (49:35–49:45)
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