New Women-Only Drug and Alcohol Rehab to Launch in Dickinson Texas, Bay Area Recovery Center Expands Offerings

HOUSTON – November 18, 2009 – In response to a growing need for drug and alcohol rehab facilities for women, Bay Area Recovery Center (BARC) is launching a new facility in Dickinson, Texas. The new addition will be one of the area’s only non co-ed treatment facilities uniquely focused on the on the recovery needs of women.

Bay Area Recovery Center launches a new facility in Dickinson, Texas. The new addition will be one of the area’s only non co-ed treatment facilities uniquely focused on the on the recovery needs of women.

BARC, a well-established drug and alcohol rehab center, has provided quality treatment for men for more than 18 years. The new facility furthers the organization’s mission to provide the highest quality care at the most affordable rate possible. With the addition, the center will be able to serve families.

“We are so excited for the opportunity to serve women as well as men,” said Sunny Tharp, program coordinator for BARC’s women’s center. “We will be able to give women the opportunity to turn their lives around and make a difference in the community.”

“Our alumni and even our own families have been asking us for years when we’re going to open a treatment division for women,” said Joe Shipley, CEO of BARC. “Our treatment method works and they want the same program of recovery and same home-like atmosphere for their wives, mothers, daughters and sisters. We know a lot of women in recovery anxious to help the new women into recovery.