Politics & Government
Detox Center Will Re-Open On Tewksbury Hospital Campus
The center closed in 2010 due to lack of funding.

A detox center on the campus of closed in 2010 due to a lack of funding, is set to re-open by early 2013.
The center will be operated by Northeast Behavioral Health and will provide inpatient drug and alcohol detoxification, according to an article on Bostonherald.com.
, the center served as many as 160 patients a month, according to the Herald article. Those patients were forced to find alternative treatment centers close to Boston.
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According to an article appearing in the Lowell Sun, Gov. Deval Patrick has decided to increase the State Department of Mental Health reimbursement from $222 to $286 per patient per day. In addition, the number of beds at the facility will increase from 24 at the time it closed to 32.
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