**EXHIBIT 10.1b**

**AMENDMENT AGREEMENT**

THIS AMENDMENT AGREEMENT, dated as of November 17, 2006(this “*Amendment*”), is entered into among CRC HEALTH GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (“*Holdings*”), CRC HEALTH CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the “*Borrower*”), the Subsidiary Guarantors (asdefined in the Original Credit Agreement (as defined below) and, together with Holdings and the Borrower, the “*Loan Parties*”) and CITIBANK, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders and as collateral agent forthe Secured Parties (in such capacity, the “*Administrative Agent*”), and the lenders party hereto and under the Credit Agreement dated as of February 6, 2006 (as amended immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date(as defined below), the “*Original Credit Agreement*”) entered into among CRC Intermediate Holdings, Inc., as Holdings, the Borrower, CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, eachlender from time to time party thereto (collectively, the “*Lenders*”), JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Syndication Agent, MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED and CREDIT SUISSE, as Co-Documentation Agents,CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. and J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC. as Co-Lead Arrangers, and CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. and J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES INC. as Joint Bookrunners. Unless otherwise defined or the context otherwise requires, terms for whichmeanings are provided in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as defined below) shall have such meanings when used in this Amendment and terms for which reference is made to the Original Credit Agreement shall have the meanings provided in theOriginal Credit Agreement when used in this Amendment. 

W I T N E S S E T H: 

WHEREAS, pursuant to Amendment No. 1 (“*Amendment No. 1*”), dated as of May 19, 2006, to the OriginalCredit Agreement, among other things, Holdings was permitted to hold the capital stock of Borrower; 

WHEREAS, the partieswish to amend and restate the Original Credit Agreement in its entirety in order to incorporate the applicable terms of Amendment No. 1 and to further amend the Original Credit Agreement on the terms set forth in the Amended and Restated CreditAgreement, among other things, to provide for the New Term Loans; and 

WHEREAS, the parties hereto intend that (i) allLoans, Letters of Credit or other Credit Extensions outstanding under the Original Credit Agreement (each as defined in the Original Credit Agreement) shall continue as Loans, Letters of Credit or other Credit Extensions, as applicable, under theAmended and Restated Credit Agreement, (ii) all amounts owing by the Borrower under the Original Credit Agreement to any Person in respect of accrued and unpaid interest and fees on the Loans, Commitments and Letters of Credit (each as definedin the Original Credit Agreement) shall continue to be due and owing on such Loans, Commitments and Letters of Credit under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and (iii) any Person entitled to the benefits of *Article III* or*Section 10.05* of the Original Credit Agreement shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of the corresponding provisions of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment and the Amended andRestated Credit Agreement, each Loan Document other than the Original Credit Agreement that was in effect immediately prior to the Restatement Effective Date shall continue to be effective. 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

***Section 1. Amendment and Restatement of Original Credit Agreement***

On the Restatement Effective Date, the Original Credit Agreement shall be and is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety asset forth in *Annex I* hereto (as set forth in such *Annex I*, the “*Amended and Restated Credit Agreement*”), and as so amended and restated is hereby ratified, approved and confirmed in each 

and every respect. The rights and obligations of the parties to the Original Credit Agreement with respect to the period prior to the Restatement EffectiveDate shall not be affected by such amendment and restatement. By executing this Amendment each Lender party hereto hereby consents and agrees to the amendments and modifications to the Original Credit Agreement contained in this Amendment and in theAmended and Restated Credit Agreement. 

***Section 2. Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness***

This Amendment and the New Term Loan Commitments shall become effective when each of the conditions set forth below shall have beensatisfied (the first date as of which each such condition has been satisfied being herein called the “*Restatement Effective Date*”). 

(a) *Executed Counterparts*. (i) The Administrative Agent shall have received this Amendment, duly executed by Holdings, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders (as defined in theOriginal Credit Agreement); and 

(ii) The Administrative Agent shall have received the New Term LenderAddendum signed by the New Term Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and Holdings for New Term Commitments of $180,000,000. 

(b) *Corporate and Other Proceedings*. All corporate and other proceedings, and all documents, instruments and other legal matters required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Amendment shallbe executed and delivered and shall be reasonably satisfactory in all respects to the Administrative Agent. 

(c)*Fees*. The Commitment Parties (as defined in the Fee Letter referred to below) and the Administrative Agent shall have received all the fees due under the Fee Letter dated as of September 22, 2006 by and among Borrower, Holdings, J.P.Morgan Securities Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Merrill Lynch Capital Corporation, and reimbursement or payment of all reasonable out-of-pocketexpenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, special counsel to the Administrative Agent and Holdings), and the reasonable fees and expenses of any local counsel or foreign counselrequired to be reimbursed or paid by Borrowers hereunder or under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, in each case to the extent invoiced. 

(d) *Conditions in Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.* The conditions set forth in *Section 4.01B* of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement shall have been satisfied.

***Section 3. Representations and Warranties***

On and as of the Restatement Effective Date, after giving effect to this Amendment, each Loan Party hereby jointly and severally represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and eachLender as follows: 

(a) this Amendment has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each Loan Party and constitutesthe legal, valid and binding obligations of each Loan Party enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity, and the Amended andRestated Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document executed by any Loan Party in connection with this Amendment constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of such Loan Party enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms,except as such enforceability may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity; 

 

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(b) after giving effect to this Amendment, neither the modification ofthe Original Credit Agreement effected pursuant to this Amendment and the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement nor the execution, delivery, performance or effectiveness of this Amendment and the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement: 

(i) impairs the validity, effectiveness or priority of the Liens granted pursuant to any Loan Document, and such Lienscontinue unimpaired with the same priority to secure repayment of all Obligations, whether heretofore or hereafter incurred; or 

(ii) requires that any new filings be made or other action taken to perfect or to maintain the perfection of such Liens, other than the Mortgage Amendments. 

***Section 4. Acknowledgments***

(a) Each Loan Party hereby (i) expressly acknowledges the terms of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, (ii) ratifies and affirms after giving effect to this Amendment itsobligations under the Loan Documents executed by such Loan Party, (iii) acknowledges, renews and extends its continued liability under all such Loan Documents and agrees such Loan Documents remain in full force and effect and (iv) agreesthat the Security Agreement secures all obligations of the Loan Parties under the Loan Documents. 

(b) EachLoan Party hereby reaffirms, as of the Restatement Effective Date, (i) the covenants and agreements contained in each Loan Document to which it is a party, including, in each case, such covenants and agreements as in effect immediately aftergiving effect to this Amendment and the transactions contemplated thereby, and (ii) its Guarantee, if any, of payment of the Obligations pursuant to the Guaranty and its grant of Liens on the Collateral to secure the Obligations pursuant to theCollateral Documents. 

***Section 5. Reference to the Effect on the Loan Documents***

(a) As of the Restatement Effective Date, each reference in the Loan Documents to “*this Agreement*,”“*hereunder*,” “*hereof*,” “*herein*,” or words of like import (including, without limitation, by means of words like “*thereunder*,” “*thereof*” and words of like import),shall mean and be a reference to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement as amended hereby, and this Amendment and the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement shall be read together and construed as a single instrument. 

(b) Except as expressly amended hereby, all of the terms and provisions of the Original Credit Agreement and all otherLoan Documents are and shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed until, with respect to the Original Credit Agreement, such is superseded by the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. 

(c) The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operateas a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Lenders, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent under any of the Loan Documents, nor constitute a waiver or amendment of any other provision of any of the Loan Documents. 

(d) This Amendment is a Loan Document. 

***Section 6. Execution in Counterparts***

This Amendment may be executed inany number of counterparts and by different parties in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Signature pages may bedetached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signature pages are attached to the same document. Delivery of an executed counterpart by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executedcounterpart of this Amendment. 

 

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***Section 7. Governing Law***

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. 

***Section 8. Section Titles***

The section titles contained in this Amendment are and shall be without substantive meaning or content of any kind whatsoever and are not a part of the agreement among the parties hereto, except when used to referencea section. Any reference to the number of a clause, subclause or subsection of any Loan Document immediately followed by a reference in parenthesis to the title of the section of such Loan Document containing such clause, subclause or subsection isa reference to such clause, subclause or subsection and not to the entire section; *provided*, *however*, that, in case of direct conflict between the reference to the title and the reference to the number of such section, the reference tothe title shall govern absent manifest error. If any reference to the number of a section (but not to any clause, subclause or subsection thereof) of any Loan Document is followed immediately by a reference in parenthesis to the title of a sectionof any Loan Document, the title reference shall govern in case of direct conflict absent manifest error. 

***Section 9. Notices***

All communications and notices hereunder shall be given as provided in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

***Section 10. Severability***

The fact that any term or provision of this Amendment is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable as to any person in any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity, enforceability or legality of theremaining terms or provisions hereof or the validity, enforceability or legality of such offending term or provision in any other situation or jurisdiction or as applied to any person. 

***Section 11. Successors***

The terms of this Amendment shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. 

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW] 

 

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**IN WITNESS WHEREOF,** the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executedby their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first written above. 

 

CRC HEALTH GROUP, INC.,
 
*as Holdings*

By:
 
/s/    KEVINHOGGE        
**Name:** **Kevin Hogge****Title:** **Chief Financial Officer**
CRC HEALTH CORPORATION,
 
*as the Borrower*

By:
 
/s/    KEVINHOGGE        
**Name:** **Kevin Hogge****Title:** **Chief Financial Officer**
 

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**CORPORATE SUBSIDIARIES**4therapy.com NETWORKADVANCED TREATMENT SYSTEMS, INC.ATS OF CECIL COUNTY, INC.ATS OF DELAWARE, INC.ATS OF NORTH CAROLINA, INC.BATON ROUGE TREATMENT CENTER, INC.BECKLEY TREATMENT CENTER, INC.BGI OF BRANDYWINE, INC.BOWLING GREEN INN OF PENSACOLA, INC.
BOWLING GREEN INN OF SOUTH DAKOTA,

INC.
CAPS OF VIRGINIA, INC.CARTERSVILLE CENTER, INC.CHARLESTON TREATMENT CENTER INC.CLARKSBURG TREATMENT CENTER, INC.COMPREHENSIVE ADDICTION PROGRAMS, INC.CORAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC.CRC ED TREATMENT, INC.CRC RECOVERY, INC.
EAST INDIANA TREATMENT CENTER, INC.

EGETGOING, INC.
EVANSVILLE TREATMENT CENTER, INC.GALAX TREATMENT CENTER, INC.GREENBRIER TREATMENT CENTER, INC.HUNTINGTON TREATMENT CENTER, INC.INDIANAPOLIS TREATMENT CENTER, INC.JAYCO ADMINISTRATION, INC.JEFF-GRAND MANAGEMENT CO., INC.KANSAS CITY TREATMENT CENTER, INC.MADRID MERGER CORPORATIONMINERAL COUNTY TREATMENT CENTER, INC.MWB ASSOCIATES-MASSACHUSETTS, INC.NATIONAL SPECIALTY CLINICS, INC.NSC ACQUISITION CORP.PARKERSBURG TREATMENT CENTER, INC.RICHMOND TREATMENT CENTER, INC.SAN DIEGO HEALTH ALLIANCESHELTERED LIVING INCORPORATEDSIERRA TUCSON INC.SOBER LIVING BY THE SEA, INC.SOUTHERN INDIANA TREATMENT CENTER, INC.SOUTHERN WEST VIRGINIA TREATMENT CENTER, INC.SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS TREATMENT CENTER, INC.STONEHEDGE CONVALESCENT CENTER, INC.
 

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TRANSCULTURAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENT, INC.TREATMENT ASSOCIATES, INC.VIRGINIA TREATMENT CENTER, INC.VOLUNTEER TREATMENT CENTER, INC.WCHS OF COLORADO (G) INC.WCHS, INC.WHEELING TREATMENT CENTER, INC.WHITE DEER REALTY, LTD.WHITE DEER RUN, INC.WICHITA TREATMENT CENTER, INC.WILLIAMSON TREATMENT CENTER, INC.WILMINGTON TREATMENT CENTER, INC.
 

By:
 
/s/    KEVINHOGGE        
**Name:** **Kevin Hogge****Title:** **Chief Financial Officer**
 

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SAN DIEGO TREATMENT SERVICES

By:
 
Jayco Administrative, Inc., its Partner

By:
 
/s/    KEVINHOGGE        
**Name:** **Kevin Hogge****Title:** **Chief Financial Officer**
By:
 
Treatment Associates, Inc., its Partner

By:
 
/s/    KEVINHOGGE        
**Name:** **Kevin Hogge****Title:** **Chief Financial Officer**
 

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CALIFORNIA TREATMENT SERVICESBy: Jayco Administrative, Inc., its PartnerBy: 
/s/    KEVINHOGGE        
**Name:** **Kevin Hogge****Title:** **Chief Financial Officer**By: Treatment Associates, Inc., its PartnerBy: 
/s/    KEVINHOGGE        
**Name:** **Kevin Hogge****Title:** **Chief Financial Officer**
 

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MILWAUKEE HEALTH SERVICES SYSTEM

By:
 
WCHS, Inc., its Partner

By:
 
/s/    KEVINHOGGE        
**Name:** **Kevin Hogge****Title:** **Chief Financial Officer**
By:
 
Coral Health Services, Inc., its Partner

By:
 
/s/    KEVINHOGGE        
**Name:** **Kevin Hogge****Title:** **Chief Financial Officer**
 

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THE CAMP RECOVERY CENTERS L.P.

By:
 
CRC Recovery, Inc., its General Partner

By:
 
/s/    KEVINHOGGE        
**Name:** **Kevin Hogge****Title:** **Chief Financial Officer**
By:
 
CRC Health Corporation, its Limited Partner

By:
 
/s/    KEVINHOGGE        
**Name:** **Kevin Hogge****Title:** **Chief Financial Officer**
 

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STONEHEDGE CONVALESCENT CENTER, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

By:
 
Stonehedge Convalescent Center, Inc., its

GeneralPartner

By:
 
/s/    KEVINHOGGE        
Name: **Kevin Hogge**Title: **Chief Financial Officer**
By:
 
Comprehensive Addiction Programs, Inc., its

LimitedPartner

By:
 
/s/    KEVINHOGGE        
Name: **Kevin Hogge**Title: **Chief Financial Officer**
 

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CITIBANK, N.A.,
 
*as Administrative Agent and Lender*

By:
 
/s/    SUZANNECRYMES        
**Name:** **Suzanne Crymes****Title:** **Vice President**
 

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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK N.A.,
 
*as a Lender*

By:
 
/s/    BARBARA R.MARKS        
**Name:** **Barbara R. Marks****Title:** **Vice President**
MERRILL LYNCH CAPITAL CORPORATION,
 
*as a Lender*

By:
 
/s/    MICHAEL E.O’BRIEN        
**Name:** **Michael E. O’Brien****Title:** **Vice President**
 

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ANNEX I to 

Amendment Agreement 

**AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT**

[SEE ATTACHED] 

Amendment No.1