LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 17, 2006--Hythiam, Inc. (NASDAQ:HYTM), a healthcare services management company that licenses the PROMETA(TM) treatment protocols designed to treat alcohol, methamphetamine and cocaine dependence, announced today that its PROMETA protocols have been licensed for use at the first Chicago area licensee, The Millennium Center, LLC, located across the street from the city’s famed Millennium Park. The Millennium Center was founded by Gail Basch, MD, and Ann Foster, who is also the founder of the Millennium Counseling Center, one of Chicago’s leading counseling centers for addiction.