Pilot Dauphin County program helps prison inmates continue substance abuse …
A new state pilot program will ensure that Dauphin County prison inmates who need drug and alcohol counseling will continue receiving treatment once they are released from prison. The pilot, which involves Dauphin County and five other counties, will … Read more on Patriot-News

Addicts rehab their lives and sing to win Recovery Idol 2014
Recovery Idol is a series of shows performed by participants in recovery programs throughout the city of Philadelphia. ( Matthew Hall / Staff Photographer ). Robin Collins performs at … MOMENTS before she grabbed the Clef Club mic and sang Michael … Read more on Philly.com

Bangor area law enforcement leaders tell business group drug abuse is driving …
Hathaway, Brewer Police Chief Perry Antone and Penobscot County Sheriff Glenn Ross spoke about how drug use is driving crime in the region, and about the importance of early education and drug treatment programs. “It amounts to: Virtually everything … Read more on Bangor Daily News

How We Won the War on Dungeons & Dragons
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Mobile app may help people recovering from alcohol abuse: study
More recovering alcohol abusers also reported total abstinence from drinking when using the app, which has guided relaxation techniques and alerts users when they're near bars and other places that may be risky to their recoveries. "The system we have … Read more on Reuters India

As coal fades in West Virginia, drugs fill void
… of prescription pill addiction has been a game changer, she said. “When it escalated into drug abuse, the addiction got so bad that, on average, about 43 percent of my students had lost a biological mother or father,” either from overdose or … Read more on Al Jazeera America

Tollefson to get out of jail; slated for drug treatment
Former Philadelphia sportscaster Don Tollefson will be released from jail Thursday and transferred to an inpatient drug-treatment facility as he awaits trial on felony fraud charges involving an alleged ticket-selling scam, officials said. The petition … Read more on Philly.com

Arson fire nearly torched van at drug rehab center in Port St. Lucie
Monday, March 3 2014, 01:56 PM EST. Arson fire nearly torched van at drug rehab center in Port St. Lucie. PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Port Saint Lucie police are investigating an arson fire that nearly burned a van at Passages Addiction Rehab Center of … Read more on WPEC

New Study Links Marijuana to Two Deaths–Suncoast Rehab Center Cites …
But two of those states, Colorado and Washington, have legalized marijuana for recreational use—a move that Florida drug treatment center Suncoast Rehabilitation Center says not only opens the door to drug abuse and addiction, but could also lead to … Read more on PR Newswire (press release)

STATE WATCH: Addict needle handouts – the fine print
New Jersey's needle-distribution program for heroin addicts has been officially labeled a rousing success. … Curtailing the spread of HIV, O'Dowd noted, has huge money-saving potential, since the average lifetime treatment cost of an HIV case is $ 613 … Read more on The Trentonian

Report: Many factors stoke heroin, opiate addiction crisis in New Jersey
Spotty regulation, lack of education, irresponsible prescribing practices and barriers to treatment have enabled and exacerbated a crisis of heroin and opiate addiction among youth in New Jersey, according to an ambitious – and long-delayed – task … Read more on NorthJersey.com

NJ task force releases report on heroin, opiate addiction; reforms could begin …
The task force took a two-pronged approach, hoping to stem the tide of prescription pills that turn young New Jerseyans into addicts while reforming a rehabilitation structure that often fails addicts in dire need of long-term treatment. The report … Read more on The Star-Ledger

Christie's .4B Budget Includes Pension, Drug Treatment
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie proposed a $ 34.4 billion budget on Tuesday that makes a required $ 2.25 billion payment to the public worker pension fund without raising taxes, but said the state's staggering retiree and debt costs are sapping spending … Read more on NBC 10 Philadelphia

Heroin special report: Drug turned Nathan Peterson into a 'monster'
Shortly afterward, he admitted to his parents that he had a pill problem and was taking pills and smoking pot with friends. He graduated from high school in 2011. He went through counseling and drug treatment and 12-step abstinence programs. Then he … Read more on Rockford Register Star

Maineville residents want planned substance abuse treatment center to be …
MAINEVILLE, Ohio — Downtown is the wrong spot in the small town of Maineville for a substance abuse treatment center that's set to open in April, according to many who live there. A flyer reached the hands of Maineville residents Wednesday, notifying … Read more on WCPO

Question by Caren: Would it be a good business to set up a center where obese people can stay and lose weight?
There must not be any of those. I’m watching a show called my life over 600 pounds,, and these people go through surgery,, (the learning channel at night)
it would be better if at least they could go to a center that limits food and requires individual excersise.
before the surgery,,, they are at home, with family giving them fattening food.

there must not be any such centers anywhere in the states
but yet, there are centers for drug rehab that you can stay for months at a time.
one lady had that surgery and stayed 3 months in a hospital (why not have centers)?
why not put them in a center for 3 months to teach them how to eat right and lose weight?
just like a drug rehab place,,, makes sense

Best answer:

Answer by Trish
What do you mean, “there must not be any such centers”? Sure there are. They may not be very successful at keeping people thin for very long after they leave, but they exist, and some are very profitable. However, to go to them, people generally have to be financially well-off, because most insurance explicitly excludes weight loss treatment.

If you base your idea of what the market is like on “reality” TV shows, then you are not ready to own a business.

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Meet & Greet set to discuss plans for drug rehab center
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Residential Drug Rehab To Land In Woodland
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