Daphne Treatment Center Closing

Alabama Daphne A drug and alcohol treatment center in a Daphne residential area will close following neighbors' complaints.

by The Associated Press

Published: Thu, January 08, 2009 - 8:34 am CST Last Updated: Thu, January 08, 2009 - 10:22 am CST

DAPHNE, Ala. (AP) - A drug and alcohol treatment center in a
Daphne residential area will close following neighbors' complaints.
Michael Handley, CEO and founder of Destin, Fla.-based Townsend
Recovery, says the outpatient clinic will close next week because
of fewer patients and declining profits. But Handley also says the
community's "lack of understanding" about addiction treatment
contributed to the decision.
The clinic has operated for a year at Mercy Medical Center on
Villa Drive.
City Council member Cathy Barnette, a past president of the Olde
Towne Daphne Association that opposed the clinic, says the issue
was whether the clinic was suitably located in a residential area.
The city plans to go ahead with a Jan. 20 meeting to discuss
revoking or denying renewal of Townsend's license.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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RNuts Says:

Thu, Jan 08, 2009 at 9:58 am

Cathy Barnette, do you actually believe that the only drunks and druggies in Daphne neighborhoods reside in treatment centers? Maybe you can find an empty warehouse for them south of the airport on 98 so your neighborhoods will be free of this riff-raff. I do understand your agenda though. Heaven forbid anyone to realize that the Daphne area might need one of these treatment centers. Maybe you can send your citizens in need to other states for treatment so there would be no embarrassment to Daphne.