Three hospitals and a drug-treatment center in New York City have been sued for refusing to provide drug and alcohol treatment to pregnant women.

A visit to Phoenix Academy in Westchester, a residential drug-treatment center, was essential to temper fears about crime with hope about treatment.

"Drug abuse has far more of an effect on a neighborhood than a drug-treatment center."

I was defending a drug-treatment center for adolescents that housed more than 100 patients in an old convent.

Strawberry had been missing from a drug-treatment center since last Thursday, and over the weekend friends and family members expressed concern for his safety.

In February 2003, he failed a drug test, violating the terms of his probation, and he was ordered to enter a drug-treatment center.

When he left the drug-treatment center in March, it was the third time he had violated probation.

Sometimes doctors would ask him to report to a psychiatric or drug-treatment center for follow-up care.

"The bomb's just devastated a lot of people," said Mr. Waner at the Phoenix, which is run by a nearby private drug-treatment center.

B1 Foes of a drug-treatment center in Queens appear to be basing their opposition on fears.