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Published Online: April 1973

A Drug Unit for Life-Style Change: The Tellurian Community

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The Tellurian Community at Winnebago State Hospital is a therapeutic community designed to change the life style of drug abusers. It was begun to meet the needs of seriously drug-dependent patients who require a longer-term residential program and are motivated for treatment. The community is a voluntary program, and the members are intimately involved with the staff in making decisions about their own treatment.

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Pages: 236 - 240

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Published in print: April 1973
Published online: 1 April 2006

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Darold A. Treffert
Tellurian Community Winnebago (Wis.) State Hospital
Michael Sack
Tellurian Community Winnebago (Wis.) State Hospital

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