is a healthcare services management company focused
on delivering solutions for those suffering from alcoholism and
addiction.
For further information, please visit www.

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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMSHA) reports that treatment admissions for
amphetamine /meth addiction increased fivefold in the United States
from 1992 to 2002.

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CRC's
corporate leadership seeks to preserve and expand that which is excellent and
add value through treatment innovation and industry leadership. CRC has extended its
presence to the Internet with eGetgoing, an online substance abuse treatment
platform.

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CRC states that the purchase of Sierra Tucson is a perfect fit for CRC
Health Group's growth model that seeks to acquire programs that are well
established in their communities and have demonstrable records of clinical
excellence. The HANDS(TM) Protocols include medically
supervised procedures designed to target receptor sites in the brain
that regulate neurotransmitters implicated in brain processes of
substance dependency.
"The Matrix Model is manualized with a standard format,
reproducible patient and family handouts, and several lecture videos,"
said Kris Van Hoof-Haines, Vice President and General Manager of
Hazelden Publishing and Educational Services .

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, CRC Health Group, the nation's
largest alcohol and drug abuse treatment provider, today announced the signing
of a definitive agreement to purchase Sierra Tucson, one of America's premier
behavioral treatment facilities.
The Company's common stock will begin trading on The NASDAQ National
Market on Tuesday, March 8, 2005 under the symbol HYTM. The HANDS(TM) Protocols
also provide for a maintenance program that includes medications and
incentives for patients to continue with the recovery process through
individualized continuing care programs.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."
Once largely confined to the western region of the United States,
meth abuse is now widespread in big cities and small towns alike
across the country.
The Matrix Model is evidence -based, cost-effective, and meets the
needs of our nation's treatment programs, 89 percent of which offer
intensive outpatient services.

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About CRC Health Group
CRC Health is the nation 's largest for-profit provider of drug and alcohol
treatment services and treats more than 30,000 people yearly. As a result, the HANDS
Protocols 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.

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(AMEX:HTM ), a healthcare services management company that delivers to
treatment providers both proprietary administrative services and
physiological protocols designed to treat addiction, announced the
approval of its application for listing on The NASDAQ National Market. 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.3 percent
of the population) had tried meth at least once, the majority of those
who used meth in the past year were between 18 and 34 years of age.

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Barry Karlin, Chairman + CEO of CRC Health Group said, "The
acquisition of Sierra Tucson is a vital step in our strategy of building a
nationwide network of behavioral facilities serving the needs of all addicted
persons no matter where they are in the lifecycle of their disease or their
geographical location. Each new acquisition adds its unique brand of
excellence to CRC's network.gov

The Office of National Drug Control
Policy (ONDCP) and the Department of Justice solely recognized The
Matrix Model as an evidence-based model for methamphetamine treatment
in their recently released 2004 National Synthetic Drugs Action Plan.

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CRC Health Group Announces Forthcoming Acquisition of Sierra Tucson; Premier Addiction Treatment Facility Joins Nation's Largest Substance Abuse Treatment Prov

Business Editors

LOS ANGELES----Hythiam, Inc.

Business Editors/Health Editors

CENTER CITY, Minn. Hazelden 's Publishing and Educational Services division is
the premier publisher of addiction and recovery -related materials.

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S. The company is based in
Tucson, Arizona and operates a duly licensed, accredited special psychiatric
hospital and behavioral health center.hazelden.

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Hythiam, Inc. For more information: 1-800-328-9000 or
visit www.

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The company is
based in San Jose, California and operates residential, outpatient and opiate
treatment centers throughout the U. Programs offered include a full
continuum of addiction services (substance abuse, gambling, sexual), a
renowned eating disorder program, and treatment for depression, anxiety and
emotional trauma.sec. "As a result, staff time
is maximized, training time is diminished, and the program's outcomes
can more easily be measured.

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Dr. These facilities range in age from twenty to
forty years of treatment leadership in their respective communities. 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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The
acquisition of Sierra Tucson will further establish CRC's leading position in
the alcoholism and drug abuse treatment arena .com
For more information about Sierra Tucson: http://www. And, according to the 2002 National Survey on Drug
Use and Health, 12.

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Sierra Tucson is an outstanding organization and a
clinical powerhouse that has energized this industry. Over the course of the last ten years, CRC has grown to 89
facilities in 20 states.hythiam.

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About Sierra Tucson
For twenty-two years Sierra Tucson has provided unparalleled behavioral
health care that emphasizes healing the whole person .

About Hythiam, Inc. Hythiam researches, develops, licenses and commercializes
innovative physiological treatment protocols.

Hazelden Publishing Offers Proven-Effective Treatment Curriculum the Matrix Model for Methamphetamine Addiction

4 million Americans age 12 and older (5.

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"
Bill O'Donnell, Founder and Chairman of Sierra Tucson added, "I am
extremely proud of what we have accomplished at Sierra Tucson over the last
twenty-two years.

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It is my hope and belief that this step with CRC Health
Group will enable Sierra Tucson to reach ever greater heights and carry on our
tradition of clinical excellence and quality that we have so painstakingly
built since its inception . Additionally, Hythiam
provides proprietary administrative services to assist physicians and
facilities with staff education, clinical services, marketing and
sales support, and outcomes tracking methodologies for data analysis.

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CRC expects to complete the transaction in the next couple of months.crchealth .sierratucson.

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About HANDS(TM)

Hythiam's HANDS(TM) Protocols 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. Changes in the neurochemistry of the brain
underlie the hallmarks of substance dependency, including craving ,
tolerance, withdrawal symptoms and relapse. With over twenty
years of research to back its effectiveness , The Matrix Model was
developed in 1986 with support from the National Institute on Drug
Abuse (NIDA), and evaluated with support from the Center for Substance
Abuse Treatment (CSAT) in the largest clinical trial network study to
date on methamphetamine treatment.

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CRC provides lifelong care to adult and
adolescent patients through a continuum of services including detoxification,
residential treatment, day treatment, intensive outpatient programs, sober
living, community education, intervention and aftercare.----Hazelden
Publishing and Educational Services offers the premier intensive
outpatient curriculum for meth addiction treatment.

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SAN JOSE, Calif.

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For more information about CRC Health Group: http://www.

Hythiam Inc. Approved for Listing on NASDAQ National Market; Company's Common Stock to Trade Under the Symbol HYTM

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They provide a level of
service to a target demographic not currently served by CRC.org/matrix
The nonprofit Hazelden Foundation, founded in 1949, pioneered the
model of care for alcoholism and other drug addiction that is now the
most widely used in the world. Today, with more than 50 years of
experience and an unparalleled breadth of services, Hazelden is an
international provider of treatment, recovery, research, and training
for individuals , families, and communities affected by chemical
dependency.

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