Drug and alcohol rehab looks to expand


BRAND-NEW BRUNSWICK– SOBA New Jersey desires to link 2 structures on Duke Street to expand its drug and alcohol rehab program.

The proposition to link the structures at 23 and 33 Duke St., which would double the facility’s number of beds, is arranged to be heard by the city Preparation Board at 7 p.m. Dec. 12.

SOBA New Jersey is a 20-bed facility at Duke and Courtlandt streets certified by the state for 8 beds for detoxing patients and 12 beds for substance abuse rehab patients.

The facility provides 24-hour care by staff who work in shifts and do not live at the facility.

An architectural rendering of the proposed connecting building at the SOBA facility on Duke Street in New Brunswick.

The proposition would expand the facility to 40 beds– 25 for detoxing patients and 15 for residential patients.

According to files SOBA has actually sent to the board, the growth would need very little extra staffing due to the fact that of how the facility is run.

SOBA prepares for that the facility would run at 75% to 90% of capability based on present status.

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