https://www.asam.org/advocacy/find-a-policy-statement/view-policy-statement/public-policy-statements/2018/05/30/public-policy-statement-on-ethical-promotion-and-patient-recruitment-by-addiction-treatment-programs
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Temecula rehab operator charged with insurance fraud, pleads innocent
John Oliver’s “Rehab” report
Predatory behavior on Facebook
Predatory behavior runs rampant in Facebook’s addiction support groups
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has spent a year acting as a cheerleader for community support groups, especially those focused on addiction recovery. But scratching the surface of these organizations reveals the need for a referee, instead. Without that, there’s nothing to protect the most vulnerable people on the platform from this impenetrable tangle of altruism and e-commerce.
Legislators taking aim
Local lawmaker authors bill to stop patient brokering, insurance fraud among addiction patients
Local lawmaker authors bill to stop patient brokering, insurance fraud among addiction patients
As the opioid epidemic increases in California, more and more fake facilities are preying on desperate patients.
Google attempts to make right with ads for drug rehabs
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It will be interesting to see how this works out, and if the “vetting company” passes muster in terms of strict ethics themselves.
Inglewood women charged in $2 million scam involving Lancaster, Long Beach and Carson drug treatment facilities
Inglewood women charged in $2 million scam involving Lancaster, Long Beach and Carson drug treatment facilities
Both women have been charged with 21 counts of health care fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft stemming from the scheme that allegedly ran from 2009 through 2015.
