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Recovery Place Kent and Ricky’s Law

Recovery Place Kent and Ricky’s Law

Julia Wong of The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation interviewed Teri Hardy, Valley Cities Director of Recovery Place Kent, one of four facilities in Washington state that provides involuntary treatment under Ricky’s Law. Ricky’s law allows for detainment of people with addictions that are deemed to be a risk to themselves or others. The following are excerpts from that story by Wong with the client’s name removed.

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