Treating the Destitute
  
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(Francine Orr / LAT)
Lonnie Whitaker, 49, was in a residential recuperation program at the JWCH Medical Clinic in Los Angeles until he was kicked out for starting a small fire while trying to put out a cigarette. The staff at the center had a different story to tell.
October 17, 2005