How some Southern California drug rehab centers exploit addiction
A darker version of the rehab industry is emerging post-Obamacare, built around an illicit world of patient recruiters, fraud-driven clinics and drug-testing mills.
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‘Body Brokers’ Get Kickbacks To Lure People With Addictions To Bad Rehab
‘Body Brokers’ Get Kickbacks To Lure People With Addictions To Bad Rehab
In South Florida, people with health insurance are the target of “body brokers” who can earn lucrative kickbacks – $500 per week – for referring vulnerable patients to centers that bilk insurers.
How addicts are lured into sex-trafficking by Florida’s fraudulent treatment centers
How addicts are lured into sex-trafficking by Florida’s fraudulent treatment centers
Insurance fraud, body-brokering and sex trafficking — these are the schemes that have emerged in Florida’s substance abuse treatment industry. Addicts who are lured in from around the country seeking treatment are getting caught in a vicious cycle of predatory scams and violent abuse.
Core Ethical Guidelines for Addiction Treatment Professionals
A Basic Set of Core Ethical Guidelines For Addiction Treatment Professionals
This article sets forth a pragmatic set of principles that can help addiction counselors to evaluate ethically challenging situations.
Addiction Treatment Industry Worried Lax Ethics Could Spell Its Doom
Addiction Treatment Industry Worried Lax Ethics Could Spell Its Doom
Even as the opioid epidemic means business is booming.
