OPEN MINDS The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry News A new facility, called PoleStar, has been opened in Costa Rica for the treatment of addicted professionals and their families. PoleStar is located on a working, 2,000-acre ranch in the mountains of Costa Rica near San Jose according to a report in the January 10, 1990 issue of Alcoholism And Drug Abuse Week. The facility was started by Hal Thompson, a co-founder of Koala Centers, and Jim Strack, founder of the Bowling Green Inn treatment centers . . .