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I’ve been reading news items for weeks about communities objecting to drug detox and rehab facilities in their area. However, over the last week or so the tides seem to have changed – why, I don’t know. One of the most recent stories is from Hemet, California. Even though city employees recommended that the City Council ‘aggressively oppose’ permits for two drug detox and rehab centers, the council members seem to have nothing but praise for the facilities.

Both centers have operated for years without permits, and are now due to appear at a hearing to remedy that situation. The mayor said she’s lived in the area for 59 years and has never heard of the group – which she considers to be a good thing. In fact, she said she thinks they’ve been pretty good neighbors.

If more people welcomed drug detox programs and rehab facilities into their communities, they might have a better chance of winning their local war on drugs.

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