D. This is an
exciting development in the treatment of drug and alcohol addiction
for the citizens of Miami and South Florida. Thomas and St.gov.

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An affiliate of WestCare, The Village South is a provider of
comprehensive rehabilitation programs for addictive diseases, mental
disorders, developmental disabilities and other behavioral disorders,
to the underserved population of Miami-Dade County.A.
The Village South provides a continuously improving continuum of care
that is cost effective and culturally competent, offering prevention,
intervention, treatment, education, research and evaluation.

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Additionally, Hythiam provides proprietary
administrative services to assist physicians and facilities with staff
education, marketing and sales support, and outcomes tracking for data
analysis.

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"The Village South is a leader in substance abuse and recovery
services and we look forward to working with such an esteemed
organization," said Terren S. As a result, the HANDS
Protocols(TM) represent a comprehensive approach to managing substance
dependence that is designed to address both the physiological and
psychological aspects of the disease, thereby offering patients an
opportunity to transition into a healthier lifestyle . McCaffrey Will Focus Remarks on Veterans and Drug Abuse

Friday , 17 March at 3:30 PM

Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington DC

WASHINGTON , Retired Four-Star General Barry
McCaffrey, former Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control
Policy, now Adjunct Professor of International Affairs at West Point and a
terrorism -national security expert in the media, will address the Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Conference on
Behavioral Health Needs of Returning Veterans on Friday, 17 March at 3:30 pm
at the Washington Hilton Hotel.

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HANDS(TM) treatments
will begin in The Village South's new four-story facility, which
should be operational by the late summer of 2005. The initial capacity
allocated for treatment will accommodate 20 HANDS(TM) patients per
day. The HANDS Protocols (TM)
also provide for a maintenance program that includes medications and
incentives for patients to continue with the recovery process through
individualized continuing care programs. According
to the Department of Veterans Affairs, currently we have over 400,000 veterans
of the Global War on Terrorism -- 2.9% dependent on illicit drugs.

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Former Drug Czar Barry McCaffrey to Address National Conference Focusing on the Behavioral Health Needs of Returning Veterans and Their Families

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Residential treatment at The Village South includes individual
counseling, group counseling, case management , self-help groups,
vocational training, Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous
meetings , and recreational activities. For
more information, please visit the SAMHSA website at http://www .

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Peizer, Hythiam's Chairman and CEO. Richard Steinberg, CEO and President
of WestCare is President of Therapeutic Communities of America and a
former member of the National Advisory Council of SAMHSA , Center for
Substance Abuse Treatment.

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Business Editors/Healthcare Writers

LOS ANGELES + MIAMI----Hythiam, Inc.
Through its residential and outreach programs, The Village South
services over 20,000 individuals per year.
Virgin Islands. In the second
half of 2001 alone The Village Outreach reached out to over 15,000
Miami-Dade residents and provided them with substance abuse counseling
and referrals, and/or HIV risk-reduction education. These forward-looking statements reflect numerous assumptions
and involve a variety of risks and uncertainties, many of which are
beyond the company 's control that may cause actual results to differ
materially from stated expectations.

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He has
co -authored numerous papers on addiction treatment and has been
published in Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. These services are available to adults,
children, adolescents, and families. Hythiam researches , develops, licenses and
commercializes innovative physiological treatment protocols for
substance dependence.

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"Miami is a crucial location in the fight against drug addiction and
thus, represents an important market for Hythiam."
Frank Rabbito was recently appointed to the Florida Supreme
Court 's Task Force on Treatment-Based Drug Courts by Chief Supreme
Court Justice Barbara J. Its services include
substance abuse and addiction treatment, homeless and runaway
shelters, domestic violence treatment and prevention, and behavioral
and mental health programs. He has guided the course of WestCare to its
becoming one of America's larger non-profit behavioral healthcare
organizations .

Hythiam is a healthcare services management company, focused on
delivering solutions for those suffering from alcoholism and other
substance dependencies.
The conference, hosted by SAMHSA and Therapeutic Communities of America
(TCA) entitled "The Road Home -- The National Behavioral Health Conference on
Returning Veterans and Their Families -- Restoring Hope and Building
Resiliency " will be held from Thursday, 16 March through Saturday, 18 March at
the Washington Hilton Hotel, 1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC.
General McCaffrey will focus his remarks on the needs of veterans and the
challenges they face returning from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Hythiam Expands Licensing to Miami; WestCare Foundation Inc. Affiliate The Village South Inc. to Offer HANDS Protocols; Miami Based Licensee to Provide Initi

, a Licensed Mental Health Professional and attorney committed to
the areas of substance abuse treatment and policy for more than 30
years. WestCare facilities are located in Arizona,
California, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, Kentucky and the Territory of
the United States Virgin Islands. The HANDS Protocols(TM) include medically
supervised procedures designed to target receptor sites in the brain
that regulate neurotransmitters implicated in brain processes of
substance dependency. For further information please visit www.

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We are proud to be
offering help to a community that desperately needs new medical
options for the treatment of substance abuse and alcohol dependence.B."
Frank C.
The conference will be open to members of the media.

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Its
award winning programs have been recognized by the Florida Alcohol and
Drug Abuse Association, the Miami -Dade Child Development Services
Advisory Council and many other state and national organizations . "We are
excited about this new relationship with Hythiam, as we can leverage
the knowledge we acquire at The Village South.

About HANDS(TM)

Hythiam's HANDS Protocols(TM) are designed for use by healthcare
providers to treat those diagnosed with dependencies to alcohol,
cocaine , methamphetamine and other addictive stimulants, as well as
combinations of these drugs.

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, M.
Gissen has also served on the National Consortium of TASC
Programs, the Board of Directors of the Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Association, and as an Adjunct Professor in Addictionology at the
University of Miami and Life College in Atlanta, Georgia.S.com

Forward-Looking Statements

Except for statements of historical fact, the matters discussed in
this press release are forward looking and made pursuant to the Safe
Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995.

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About Hythiam, Inc. Both will be available
to the media following General McCaffrey 's remarks.

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The Village South has
comprehensive substance abuse/mental health treatment programs in
Miami, Florida, and on St.hythiam.

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(Nasdaq:HYTM), a healthcare services management company that delivers
to treatment providers both proprietary administrative services and
physiological protocols designed to treat substance dependence, has
entered into a licensing and services agreement to offer its HANDS
Protocols(TM) to WestCare affiliate The Village South, an award
winning non-profit behavioral health care agency based in Miami, Fla.
"As founder of The Village South, I am pleased that they will be
offering a physiological alternative like the HANDS Protocols(TM)
which will provide us with a powerful additional tool for treating the
physiological aspects of substance dependence," said Gissen. Pariente. John in the U.

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We will be following
the success of the HANDS Protocols(TM ) in consideration for future use
by other WestCare facilities.samhsa.
SAMHSA Administrator Charles Curie will be introducing General McCaffrey.

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Its campus-like
facility is located in the downtown Miami and Art Deco district.,
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Support group for family and friends of addicts, alcoholics , and those with related behavioral problems.

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The Village South will offer the HANDS Protocols(TM ) as part of
its award-winning residential services program.S.

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About The Village South

The mission of The Village South is to improve the health and well
being of individuals, families and their communities impacted by
substance abuse, mental disorder and other related social problems .

About WestCare

WestCare, a family of tax-exempt nonprofit organizations, under
the leadership of Richard Steinberg for the past twenty seven years,
provides a wide spectrum of health and human services in both
residential and outpatient environments. WestCare specializes in helping
people traditionally considered difficult to treat, such as those who
are indigent, have multiple disorders, or are involved with the
criminal justice system.sec.

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The Village South was founded by Matthew Gissen, B. Rabbito, Regional Vice President and Administrator of The
Village South and Village Virgin Islands, concurred, saying, "The
philosophy of The Village South is in sync with the philosophy behind
the HANDS Protocols(TM), which places emphasis on addressing both the
physiological and psychological aspects of addiction. These risk factors include, among
others, limited operating history and lack of statistically
significant formal research studies, difficulty in developing,
exploiting and protecting proprietary technologies, intense
competition and substantial regulation in the healthcare industry; and
additional risks factors as discussed in the reports filed by the
company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are
available on its website at http: //www.

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Currently the National Business Development Director for
WestCare, Gissen has helped chart the course of numerous therapeutic
communities in the field of addiction treatment. The Village Outreach programs serve the many diverse
communities of Miami-Dade County, providing linkages to social
services that the clients would not otherwise access.6% of which are dependent on alcohol with
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Throughout his career
he has served as a consultant, advisory member and grant reviewer to
many Federal Agencies , including the Department of Health + Human
Services Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA), the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA), and the
first-ever National Advisory Council of SAMHSA, Center for Substance
Abuse Treatment, having been appointed to that position by the former
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala. Croix, St. Changes in the neurochemistry of the brain
underlie the hallmarks of substance dependency, including craving,
tolerance, withdrawal symptoms and relapse.

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