inebriates

In Sacramento, the problem has exploded from a few hundred “inebriates” in flophouses to thousands in tents and encampments.

I stepped outside during a break, crouched on the sidewalk for a smoke and watched the street parade: disoriented tourists, semi-oriented inebriates, the usual.

DTLA: Success and the Sobering Center, created to treat “serial inebriates.”

The number of “serial inebriates” has decreased over the past year, thanks to a partnership of Billings treatment professionals and police.

Marc Eckstein, the Fire Department's medical director, said it has transported some “serial inebriates” to the emergency room multiple times in a day.