Southern California has more than 1,000 licensed rehab centers, and many unlicensed sober living homes. But some of these rehab centers are taking advantage of a loosely regulated industry to exploit addicts. The addicts become a means for clinics to bilk both insurers and taxpayers out of hundreds of millions of dollars, while doing little to treat those desperate for help. That’s according to a new series in the O.C. Register.
Investigating LA’s ‘Rehab Riviera’ and the exploitation of addicts
Credits
Guests:
Andre Mouchard - OC Register -
@andremouchard,
Teri Sforza - OC Register -
@TeriSforza
Host:
Madeleine Brand
Producers:
Sarah Sweeney,
Michell Eloy,
Amy Ta,
Christian Bordal,
Gina Pollack