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i was there around the beginning of this year. and as for the real experience, i have very mixed feeling on it. i was extremely upset for even being there in the first place and then they throw on you that you have to do a strip search. that wasnt the most wonderful thing. but, as i think about it after ive been out, it makes sense. i found the staff to be generally pretty cool. in fact, i think i became friends with many of the staff. the person i didnt like much was my therapist. i didnt think she did any good and in fact, i felt like she was very rude and said some very unneccessary things to me. even after everything she said, i wasnt allowed to change therapist for some reason. which i find rediculous because a therapist is there to talk and you cant talk to someone unless youre comfortable with them. and i hated her and couldnt talk to her. i think they(as a facility) was a little too babyish and didnt give enough freedom(its hard to use that word in this situation). stupid things like not being able to listen to music whenever you have free time, or not being able to keep face wash in your room. another thing that i found to be horrible was lack of fresh air. the building has no windows that open and one or two doors that lead outside. i found myself feeling very sick a couple of times. food was horrible there. and when you refuse to eat it they threaten to send you to the hospital for malnourishment then bring you back in for another at least thirty days. i really did become quite fond of some of the staff though. they truly did care and i realy wish i would be able to keep in touch with them. but i think thats against the rules. i dont think its effective a lot of the time for stopping drug use. its really not intense enough for that. and also, you only see your therapist once a week and your meds dr. once a week. which for an intensive therapy center is very minimal. and if you ask to see them more, they say they dont have time. they are good about letting the client choose whether or not to participate in activities. i give them that. and the fact of the staff being very active with the kids. if you want me to go in detail more about any specific part just ask. hope it helps