News Showing Impact on Recovering Addicts
4/2/21 Pennsylvania drug treatment centers violated regulations by failing to make timely reports in 23 deaths; no fines issued
3/15/21 Fires Leaves Sober Home Occupants Homeless
3/14/21 A Seattle-Area Sober Housing Company Promised Respite from Homelessness. Tenant found chaos.
2/21 Admission Practices And Cost of Care for Opioid Use Disorder at Residential Addition Treatment Programs in the US
2/23/21 Father and son from Inland Empire must pay $26.7 million for drug rehab fraud
2/20/21 Cigarette Determined to Be Cause of Lynn House Fire
2/3/21 Fear, fraud and “fun felonies:” More allegations from local survivors of teen drug rehab program (GA)
2/1/21 Salem man found dead in Manchester identified
2/1/21 Owner of Kansas addiction treatment center accused of drug trafficking (KS)
1/30/21 Police: Youth admits setting fire to Pasadena youth treatment home (CA)
1/27/21 Crews respond to structure fire on Western Ave. in Augusta (ME)
1/25/21 Drug Rehab Counselor Jose Yepes Arrested for Allegedly Stalking, Sexual Assaulting Client (CO)
1/11/21 Attic fire destroys building at residential treatment center in LaVerkin (UT)
12/30/20 Resident and firefighter injured in house fire in Oak Park (CA)
12/25/20 Lincoln Park Fire Impacted Sober Living Facility
12/22/20 Butte Sheriff: President of addiction treatment center stole money from dead resident
10/26/20 San Jose: Ex-manager of sober-living house arrested for alleged sex assaults
9/23/20 Venice man sentenced to 13 years in prison for selling fatal dose of fentanyl to sober living home resident (CA)
9/17/20 Former owner of rehab centers accused of sexually assaulting 3 female residents (TX)
9/14/20 Brockton sober home residents rescue man trapped in burning building (MA)
9/11/20 Healing Place: Long-term addiction treatment coming to New Hanover (NC)
9/4/20 Addiction center operator sentenced on fraud charges. (NC)
6/8/19 Woman was detoxing at Centerstone when she died. Mother suspects negligence (FL)
6/4/19 Missing New York Woman, 20, Found Dead in Florida After Trip for Rehab (NY, FL)
5/31/19 ‘He died in their hands’: Marin family suing Sonoma County rehab center over son’s death
5/28/19 Driver on trial for suspected DUI crash in Westminster that left a passenger dead
4/23/19 Insurer sent $33,000 to a man with struggling with addiction.
He used the cash to go on a binge — and died.
4/22/19 Millions of Medical Documents for Addiction and Recovery Patients Leaked (PA)
4/11/19 Arbitrator awards $8.8 million to man, blames Sovereign Health for overdose that led to seizure, brain injury
3/20/19 OPSO: Man smuggled pills into rehab (LA)
3/15/19 Methadone Helped Her Quit Heroin. Now She’s Suing U.S. Prisons to Allow the Treatment
3/4/19 Woman sues Vermont and rehab center over alleged abduction and rape (VT)
3/2019 “Mom, When They Look At Me, They See Dollar Signs”
2/1/19 Saucon Valley Woman Sentenced to Jail for Teen Boy’s Sexual Assault
1/12/19 “Horrific” mass overdose kills one, injures 12 in Chico
12/18/18 Opioid Doc Tied To 5 Overdoses, Mass Shooting, Fatal DUI: FBI
11/30/18 EBRSO: Man who picked up drugs charged in housemate’s overdose death (LA)
11/8/18 Father blames “body broker” after son dies during drug rehab (FL)
11/5/18 One dead, two hospitalized after shooting breaks out at California detox centers as the shooter remains at large
10/18/18 “I didn’t think I was going to make it out,” Fire nearly destroys sober group home in Del City (OK)
10/4/18 Man killed by Hastings police shot multiple times; officer’s name released (MN)
10/3/18 Patient deaths bring scrutiny to drug and alcohol addiction treatment centers
9/21/18 Workers Overdose on the Job, and Employers Struggle to Respond
9/9/18 For parents of teenagers in addiction, treatment is expensive, daunting - and increasingly hard to find (PA)
8/22/18 Suspect ruled competent for trail in home-invasion killing (WA)
8/31/18 Death in Chesterfield highlights gaps in care for addicts living in sober homes (VA)
7/27/18 Family suing Benton rehab and nurse for daughter’s death speaks with KATV (MA)
7/20/18 “I Am Going to Die if I Keep Living the Way I Am.” She Was Right.
7/20/18 Mentally ill man reported missing from Hemet
7/18/18 To hell and back; Heroin addict’s cross-country trek to get clean (PA)
7/14/18 Blaze destroys Howell home (NJ)
6/29/18 Charlton man arrested for disorderly behavior (MA)
6/21/18 ‘If I could go back in time:’ A mother reflects on her son’s overdose (KY)
6/16/18 After allegations of bed bugs and grift, city facility cuts ties with South Philly recovery house (PA)
6/12/18 Rehab Rat Race: Putting Profits Over Patients (NV)
6/10/18 Actor Jackson Odell died at 20 in sober living facility; coroner defers cause of death
Best known for his role in ABC’s The Goldbergs, Odell was found unresponsive on
Friday in the sober living facility where he was in treatment.
6/8/18 This woman went to rehab and says it was the worst decision of her life — Here’s why (FL)
6/8/18 Investigation underway after man found dead for 37 days inside recovery center (NY)
6/7/18 Doctor charged with manslaughter for patient overdose deaths (NY)
5/31/18 Inside a Rehab Empire (NC)
5/31/18 The rise and fall of a New London sober living operation (CT)
5/25/18 “The 13th Step”: Alcoholics Anonymous wrestles with subculture of sexual predators
Sexual predators take advantage of a system that demands self-reflection.
5/21/18 She said she’d free them from addiction. She turned them into her personal servants
Addicts in NC put to work, without training, to care for the elderly and disabled.
5/20/18 For some struggling with addiction, jail has become de facto treatment
Inmates often do not receive additional counseling that would help them from relapse.
5/17/18 Woman just home from sober house found dead in Warren (OH)
5/10/18 Roxbury Sober Home Operator Charged with Giving Drugs to Recovering Substance Abusers for Sex (MA)
5/9/18 Woman Charged with Murder in Death of Roommate at Bloomington Sober Living Complex (MN)
5/9/18 Milwaukee addict recovery home facing questions after five OD deaths since 2017 (WI)
5/2/18 Florida Doctor Convicted in Woman’s Fatal Opioid Overdose (FL)
5/1/18 Yorktown sober home challenges town after Rye High School Senior Hank McWilliam’s OD death (NY)
4/24/18 Doing the “sober-living dance” on the Orange County coast
“At many of these group homes, he said, there’s no sober in sober-living.”
4/24/18 Alleged drug dealer charged with first-degree murder related to overdose death (OK)
4/19/18 Mount Laurel mother shares story of son’s overdose at Congressional subcommittee (TX/DC)
4/12/18 Woman Searches for Answers after Her Brother Dies in Sober Living Home
Believes her brother was dead in a Stockton recovery house for more than a day before anyone noticed.
4/11/18 Overdose death shakes New London sober home (CT)
4/8/18 How the Voice of Hockeytown lost his son to drugs and insurance fraud (FL)
4/6/18 Deaths, financial chaos bring scrutiny to Rehab Riviera recovery industry
Son a notable politician dies; patient hangs himself; business goes bankrupt;
4/5/18 Police: Man dead for days when found in drug rehab facility in Woodville (TX)
4/4/18 Woman charged with murder after selling carfentanil to victim in rehab who died next day (MD)
3/13/18 Troy man charged for alleged rehab deception (OH)
3/11/18 Police found fraud, sex crimes in a Colorado sober-living home empire. The State doesn’t regulate the industry. (CO)
2/26/18 So-called ‘Rehab Mogul’ raped women, dealt drugs in treatment centers
Found guilty on 31 counts.
2/21/18 Sober Home and Drug Treatment Center Owned Sentenced: Facilities Preyed on Vulnerable Adults Struggling with Addiction (FL)
2/20/18 Yorktown officials: Sober living facility where teen died had its permit revoked (NY)
2/15/18 Three people killed after fire breaks out in sober living home (TN)
2/14/18 Westchester couple sues sober home over Rye High School senior Hank McWilliam’s OD death (NY)
2/13/18 After fatal fires, Houston officials propose stronger lodging house safety rules (TX)
2/9/18 Death in rehab generates $7 million award
Detox staff did not send patient for medical care; he slit his neck and arms and no one noticed.
1/27/18 Mother Arrested in Toddler’s Death After Body Found Outside Sober Living Home
Mother with grave mental health issues living in Recovery Residence.
1/25/18 Man Arrested After Stabbing at Sober Living Home on Jan. 24
Out-of state clients in conflict in a California residence.
1/24/18 US Warns Against Unproven Opioid Addiction Products
ELEVEN companies warned for claims.
1/20/18 Fifth pornstar in three months dies: Adult actress found dead in rehab
Death in West Hollywood
1/19/18 Quest for sobriety often ends in sexual assault at some rehabs in Southern California
… those in Orange County.
1/13/18 Google is pulling addiction treatment center ads worldwide
Let us know when you don’t see them anymore...
1/3/18 The Giant, Under Attack
1/3/18 In Pursuit of Liquid Gold
1/3/18 A Doctor with a Phone and A Mission
12/17/17 Detox can end in death at some “non-medical” Southern California rehabs
12/6/17 Rehab Owners Who Lost License Amid Shocking Allegations Deny Charges, Get Back in Business
California's DHCS has allowed a sanctioned operator to reopen. "'All the drug recovery programs end up occasionally with some drugs in the program,' he says. -Somebody brings some drugs in." - Rehab Owner John Licking.
11/18/17 “Enough is enough:” At least 5 have died in NL sober homes in 3 years
11/16/17 25 Investigates: $1 million bill for one man's out-of-state drug rehab
"The family...says he visited 22 drug rehabilitation programs over five years and tallied more than $1 million in insurance claims before he overdosed and died in Florida last year."
11/13/17 Overdose victim’s family sues sober house
10/19/17 What happened? Family seeks answers after Ohio woman, 22, dies during Arizona rehab stint
Another Detox where an addict died, either due to inadequate care or to access to drugs.
10/18/17 Federal, state agencies raid Whitehall recovery center, owner’s home
Feds investigating a full-service, Ohio-based, rehab clinic that offers in-patient treatment. An executive died in July of an overdose.
10/15/17 They thought they were going to rehab. They ended up at chicken plants.
Massive scam in Oklahoma in which people sentenced to rehab were used as low-wage employees.
10/7/17 Pa. rehab CEO accused of selling heroin and fentanyl
Another Rehab caught acting as a distribution center for illegal drugs.
9/26/17 Why It Took Google So Long to End Shady Rehab Center Ads
“Google has been actively pursuing profits from the business, despite complaints that it’s a magnet for criminals.”
9/15/17 Google halts paid search engine ads for rehab facilities
“…Advocates said for-profit companies hijacked the site’s top search results.”
9/7/17 Searching for Help
Deceptive advertising is a key tool for rehab operators.
8/31/17 For poor drug users, Medi-Cal offers a fresh start
Medi-Cal, with Federal Funds, has started a pilot project that pays for more treatment in addiction recovery.
8/23/17 Rehab Clinics Under Federal Scrutiny for Fraud
A Sovereign Health property is described as “a party house.”
8/20/17 This Rehab Center Uses Cannabis to Treat Drug and Alcohol Addiction
High Sobriety a treatment center in Venice, California is using medical marijuana as part of its treatment.
8/7/17 Battering rams at the door: An FBI raid from the other side
Tonmoy Sharma, described as “ethically challenged,” feels his business is under siege from Health Net, which accuses Sovereign Health of massive fraud.
7/19/17 People with Physical Disabilities Need Access to Treatment
“Treatment programs don’t often have the ability to accommodate people who use wheelchairs or other assistive devices…”
7/14/17 “Junkie hunters” lured addicts to scam “sober home” in $58 million fraud, feds say
Insurance billed for services patients didn’t receive. Predator trolled AA meetings looking for susceptible addicts.
7/13/17 Hundreds ensnared in Justice Department health-care fraud crackdown on $1.3 billion false billings
"In California, 17 people were charged with scheming to defraud Medicare of $147 million; and two of them were indicted for alleged involvement in a $41.5 million scheme targeting Medicare and a private insurer…”
6/28/17 Teen dies in arson at sober-living home day before he was to start college
Teen was “… living in a converted garage that was being used as a sober-living home."
5/31/17 Rehab patient brokering is rampant, but it’s hard to stop, industry says
An industry executive laments, “Who would be FOR patient brokering? Why would they kill that bill?”
5/31/17 Rehab home operator in Temecula is accused of insurance fraud
Riverside district attorneys finally go after an operator for insurance fraud.
5/24/17 OC District Attorney charges family, doctors with insurance fraud related to sober living homes, urine tests
District Attorney from OC charges just one set of owners of a string of residences and two MDs are charged with fraud.
5/19/19 New Laws Force Drug Users Into Rehab Against Their Will
Nationally, some laws are committing people who overdose to rehab, even though they may be taking spots from people who really want rehab.
5/17/17 After losing his son, one Utah dad is pushing a law to help families living with addiction
“The new law gives families the ability to intervene, and essentially force, their adult loved ones into treatment or a medical facility—even when they refuse the help."
5/17/17 Rehab Mogul will stand trial in $176 million fraud case
Chris Bathum will stand trial on nearly 50 charges of grand theft, identity theft and money laundering.
4/5/17 Housing of last resort: Stuck between a firetrap and the streets
3/13/17 Some Addiction Practices are Making Me Sick
Even Recovery Centers for America recognizes that some industry practices are criminal, including patient brokering.
2/22/17 “It saved my life”: Talk of Obamacare repeal worries addicts
Repeal could end coverage for 1.8 million people who have undergone addiction or mental health treatment
2/8/17 Mac Wessels, 23, memorial service to be held in Palm Springs, Feb. 24
Young addict attracted to California “because more rehab facilities are available and he seemed happy there."
1/6/17 Enough is Enough: Reform the Rehab and Sober Living Industry
12/8/16 The Heroin-Addict Actress, The Interventionist and a Grieving Mother’s Court Fight: "She Didn’t Want to Die"
12/8/16 Behind the Explosive Growth of West L.A.’s Sober-Living Industry
11/21/16 Affluenza Anonymous: Rehab for the Young, Rich and Addicted
11/14/16 Rehab Mogul Chris Bathum Arrested
8/12/16 Investigation has resulted in 100 group homes in Prescott closing their doors
8/9/16 Santa Rosa man who posed as drug rehab counselor gets jail
6/20/16 California's Addiction System Desperately Needs a Fix
6/17/16 Addiction Treatment Industry Worried Lax Ethics Could Spell Its Doom
6/13/16 Orange County doctor indicted for drug trafficking; 4 patients died of overdoses
3/15/21 Fires Leaves Sober Home Occupants Homeless
3/14/21 A Seattle-Area Sober Housing Company Promised Respite from Homelessness. Tenant found chaos.
2/21 Admission Practices And Cost of Care for Opioid Use Disorder at Residential Addition Treatment Programs in the US
2/23/21 Father and son from Inland Empire must pay $26.7 million for drug rehab fraud
2/20/21 Cigarette Determined to Be Cause of Lynn House Fire
2/3/21 Fear, fraud and “fun felonies:” More allegations from local survivors of teen drug rehab program (GA)
2/1/21 Salem man found dead in Manchester identified
2/1/21 Owner of Kansas addiction treatment center accused of drug trafficking (KS)
1/30/21 Police: Youth admits setting fire to Pasadena youth treatment home (CA)
1/27/21 Crews respond to structure fire on Western Ave. in Augusta (ME)
1/25/21 Drug Rehab Counselor Jose Yepes Arrested for Allegedly Stalking, Sexual Assaulting Client (CO)
1/11/21 Attic fire destroys building at residential treatment center in LaVerkin (UT)
12/30/20 Resident and firefighter injured in house fire in Oak Park (CA)
12/25/20 Lincoln Park Fire Impacted Sober Living Facility
12/22/20 Butte Sheriff: President of addiction treatment center stole money from dead resident
10/26/20 San Jose: Ex-manager of sober-living house arrested for alleged sex assaults
9/23/20 Venice man sentenced to 13 years in prison for selling fatal dose of fentanyl to sober living home resident (CA)
9/17/20 Former owner of rehab centers accused of sexually assaulting 3 female residents (TX)
9/14/20 Brockton sober home residents rescue man trapped in burning building (MA)
9/11/20 Healing Place: Long-term addiction treatment coming to New Hanover (NC)
9/4/20 Addiction center operator sentenced on fraud charges. (NC)
6/8/19 Woman was detoxing at Centerstone when she died. Mother suspects negligence (FL)
6/4/19 Missing New York Woman, 20, Found Dead in Florida After Trip for Rehab (NY, FL)
5/31/19 ‘He died in their hands’: Marin family suing Sonoma County rehab center over son’s death
5/28/19 Driver on trial for suspected DUI crash in Westminster that left a passenger dead
4/23/19 Insurer sent $33,000 to a man with struggling with addiction.
He used the cash to go on a binge — and died.
4/22/19 Millions of Medical Documents for Addiction and Recovery Patients Leaked (PA)
4/11/19 Arbitrator awards $8.8 million to man, blames Sovereign Health for overdose that led to seizure, brain injury
3/20/19 OPSO: Man smuggled pills into rehab (LA)
3/15/19 Methadone Helped Her Quit Heroin. Now She’s Suing U.S. Prisons to Allow the Treatment
3/4/19 Woman sues Vermont and rehab center over alleged abduction and rape (VT)
3/2019 “Mom, When They Look At Me, They See Dollar Signs”
2/1/19 Saucon Valley Woman Sentenced to Jail for Teen Boy’s Sexual Assault
1/12/19 “Horrific” mass overdose kills one, injures 12 in Chico
12/18/18 Opioid Doc Tied To 5 Overdoses, Mass Shooting, Fatal DUI: FBI
11/30/18 EBRSO: Man who picked up drugs charged in housemate’s overdose death (LA)
11/8/18 Father blames “body broker” after son dies during drug rehab (FL)
11/5/18 One dead, two hospitalized after shooting breaks out at California detox centers as the shooter remains at large
10/18/18 “I didn’t think I was going to make it out,” Fire nearly destroys sober group home in Del City (OK)
10/4/18 Man killed by Hastings police shot multiple times; officer’s name released (MN)
10/3/18 Patient deaths bring scrutiny to drug and alcohol addiction treatment centers
9/21/18 Workers Overdose on the Job, and Employers Struggle to Respond
9/9/18 For parents of teenagers in addiction, treatment is expensive, daunting - and increasingly hard to find (PA)
8/22/18 Suspect ruled competent for trail in home-invasion killing (WA)
8/31/18 Death in Chesterfield highlights gaps in care for addicts living in sober homes (VA)
7/27/18 Family suing Benton rehab and nurse for daughter’s death speaks with KATV (MA)
7/20/18 “I Am Going to Die if I Keep Living the Way I Am.” She Was Right.
7/20/18 Mentally ill man reported missing from Hemet
7/18/18 To hell and back; Heroin addict’s cross-country trek to get clean (PA)
7/14/18 Blaze destroys Howell home (NJ)
6/29/18 Charlton man arrested for disorderly behavior (MA)
6/21/18 ‘If I could go back in time:’ A mother reflects on her son’s overdose (KY)
6/16/18 After allegations of bed bugs and grift, city facility cuts ties with South Philly recovery house (PA)
6/12/18 Rehab Rat Race: Putting Profits Over Patients (NV)
6/10/18 Actor Jackson Odell died at 20 in sober living facility; coroner defers cause of death
Best known for his role in ABC’s The Goldbergs, Odell was found unresponsive on
Friday in the sober living facility where he was in treatment.
6/8/18 This woman went to rehab and says it was the worst decision of her life — Here’s why (FL)
6/8/18 Investigation underway after man found dead for 37 days inside recovery center (NY)
6/7/18 Doctor charged with manslaughter for patient overdose deaths (NY)
5/31/18 Inside a Rehab Empire (NC)
5/31/18 The rise and fall of a New London sober living operation (CT)
5/25/18 “The 13th Step”: Alcoholics Anonymous wrestles with subculture of sexual predators
Sexual predators take advantage of a system that demands self-reflection.
5/21/18 She said she’d free them from addiction. She turned them into her personal servants
Addicts in NC put to work, without training, to care for the elderly and disabled.
5/20/18 For some struggling with addiction, jail has become de facto treatment
Inmates often do not receive additional counseling that would help them from relapse.
5/17/18 Woman just home from sober house found dead in Warren (OH)
5/10/18 Roxbury Sober Home Operator Charged with Giving Drugs to Recovering Substance Abusers for Sex (MA)
5/9/18 Woman Charged with Murder in Death of Roommate at Bloomington Sober Living Complex (MN)
5/9/18 Milwaukee addict recovery home facing questions after five OD deaths since 2017 (WI)
5/2/18 Florida Doctor Convicted in Woman’s Fatal Opioid Overdose (FL)
5/1/18 Yorktown sober home challenges town after Rye High School Senior Hank McWilliam’s OD death (NY)
4/24/18 Doing the “sober-living dance” on the Orange County coast
“At many of these group homes, he said, there’s no sober in sober-living.”
4/24/18 Alleged drug dealer charged with first-degree murder related to overdose death (OK)
4/19/18 Mount Laurel mother shares story of son’s overdose at Congressional subcommittee (TX/DC)
4/12/18 Woman Searches for Answers after Her Brother Dies in Sober Living Home
Believes her brother was dead in a Stockton recovery house for more than a day before anyone noticed.
4/11/18 Overdose death shakes New London sober home (CT)
4/8/18 How the Voice of Hockeytown lost his son to drugs and insurance fraud (FL)
4/6/18 Deaths, financial chaos bring scrutiny to Rehab Riviera recovery industry
Son a notable politician dies; patient hangs himself; business goes bankrupt;
4/5/18 Police: Man dead for days when found in drug rehab facility in Woodville (TX)
4/4/18 Woman charged with murder after selling carfentanil to victim in rehab who died next day (MD)
3/13/18 Troy man charged for alleged rehab deception (OH)
3/11/18 Police found fraud, sex crimes in a Colorado sober-living home empire. The State doesn’t regulate the industry. (CO)
2/26/18 So-called ‘Rehab Mogul’ raped women, dealt drugs in treatment centers
Found guilty on 31 counts.
2/21/18 Sober Home and Drug Treatment Center Owned Sentenced: Facilities Preyed on Vulnerable Adults Struggling with Addiction (FL)
2/20/18 Yorktown officials: Sober living facility where teen died had its permit revoked (NY)
2/15/18 Three people killed after fire breaks out in sober living home (TN)
2/14/18 Westchester couple sues sober home over Rye High School senior Hank McWilliam’s OD death (NY)
2/13/18 After fatal fires, Houston officials propose stronger lodging house safety rules (TX)
2/9/18 Death in rehab generates $7 million award
Detox staff did not send patient for medical care; he slit his neck and arms and no one noticed.
1/27/18 Mother Arrested in Toddler’s Death After Body Found Outside Sober Living Home
Mother with grave mental health issues living in Recovery Residence.
1/25/18 Man Arrested After Stabbing at Sober Living Home on Jan. 24
Out-of state clients in conflict in a California residence.
1/24/18 US Warns Against Unproven Opioid Addiction Products
ELEVEN companies warned for claims.
1/20/18 Fifth pornstar in three months dies: Adult actress found dead in rehab
Death in West Hollywood
1/19/18 Quest for sobriety often ends in sexual assault at some rehabs in Southern California
… those in Orange County.
1/13/18 Google is pulling addiction treatment center ads worldwide
Let us know when you don’t see them anymore...
1/3/18 The Giant, Under Attack
1/3/18 In Pursuit of Liquid Gold
1/3/18 A Doctor with a Phone and A Mission
12/17/17 Detox can end in death at some “non-medical” Southern California rehabs
12/6/17 Rehab Owners Who Lost License Amid Shocking Allegations Deny Charges, Get Back in Business
California's DHCS has allowed a sanctioned operator to reopen. "'All the drug recovery programs end up occasionally with some drugs in the program,' he says. -Somebody brings some drugs in." - Rehab Owner John Licking.
11/18/17 “Enough is enough:” At least 5 have died in NL sober homes in 3 years
11/16/17 25 Investigates: $1 million bill for one man's out-of-state drug rehab
"The family...says he visited 22 drug rehabilitation programs over five years and tallied more than $1 million in insurance claims before he overdosed and died in Florida last year."
11/13/17 Overdose victim’s family sues sober house
10/19/17 What happened? Family seeks answers after Ohio woman, 22, dies during Arizona rehab stint
Another Detox where an addict died, either due to inadequate care or to access to drugs.
10/18/17 Federal, state agencies raid Whitehall recovery center, owner’s home
Feds investigating a full-service, Ohio-based, rehab clinic that offers in-patient treatment. An executive died in July of an overdose.
10/15/17 They thought they were going to rehab. They ended up at chicken plants.
Massive scam in Oklahoma in which people sentenced to rehab were used as low-wage employees.
10/7/17 Pa. rehab CEO accused of selling heroin and fentanyl
Another Rehab caught acting as a distribution center for illegal drugs.
9/26/17 Why It Took Google So Long to End Shady Rehab Center Ads
“Google has been actively pursuing profits from the business, despite complaints that it’s a magnet for criminals.”
9/15/17 Google halts paid search engine ads for rehab facilities
“…Advocates said for-profit companies hijacked the site’s top search results.”
9/7/17 Searching for Help
Deceptive advertising is a key tool for rehab operators.
8/31/17 For poor drug users, Medi-Cal offers a fresh start
Medi-Cal, with Federal Funds, has started a pilot project that pays for more treatment in addiction recovery.
8/23/17 Rehab Clinics Under Federal Scrutiny for Fraud
A Sovereign Health property is described as “a party house.”
8/20/17 This Rehab Center Uses Cannabis to Treat Drug and Alcohol Addiction
High Sobriety a treatment center in Venice, California is using medical marijuana as part of its treatment.
8/7/17 Battering rams at the door: An FBI raid from the other side
Tonmoy Sharma, described as “ethically challenged,” feels his business is under siege from Health Net, which accuses Sovereign Health of massive fraud.
7/19/17 People with Physical Disabilities Need Access to Treatment
“Treatment programs don’t often have the ability to accommodate people who use wheelchairs or other assistive devices…”
7/14/17 “Junkie hunters” lured addicts to scam “sober home” in $58 million fraud, feds say
Insurance billed for services patients didn’t receive. Predator trolled AA meetings looking for susceptible addicts.
7/13/17 Hundreds ensnared in Justice Department health-care fraud crackdown on $1.3 billion false billings
"In California, 17 people were charged with scheming to defraud Medicare of $147 million; and two of them were indicted for alleged involvement in a $41.5 million scheme targeting Medicare and a private insurer…”
6/28/17 Teen dies in arson at sober-living home day before he was to start college
Teen was “… living in a converted garage that was being used as a sober-living home."
5/31/17 Rehab patient brokering is rampant, but it’s hard to stop, industry says
An industry executive laments, “Who would be FOR patient brokering? Why would they kill that bill?”
5/31/17 Rehab home operator in Temecula is accused of insurance fraud
Riverside district attorneys finally go after an operator for insurance fraud.
5/24/17 OC District Attorney charges family, doctors with insurance fraud related to sober living homes, urine tests
District Attorney from OC charges just one set of owners of a string of residences and two MDs are charged with fraud.
5/19/19 New Laws Force Drug Users Into Rehab Against Their Will
Nationally, some laws are committing people who overdose to rehab, even though they may be taking spots from people who really want rehab.
5/17/17 After losing his son, one Utah dad is pushing a law to help families living with addiction
“The new law gives families the ability to intervene, and essentially force, their adult loved ones into treatment or a medical facility—even when they refuse the help."
5/17/17 Rehab Mogul will stand trial in $176 million fraud case
Chris Bathum will stand trial on nearly 50 charges of grand theft, identity theft and money laundering.
4/5/17 Housing of last resort: Stuck between a firetrap and the streets
3/13/17 Some Addiction Practices are Making Me Sick
Even Recovery Centers for America recognizes that some industry practices are criminal, including patient brokering.
2/22/17 “It saved my life”: Talk of Obamacare repeal worries addicts
Repeal could end coverage for 1.8 million people who have undergone addiction or mental health treatment
2/8/17 Mac Wessels, 23, memorial service to be held in Palm Springs, Feb. 24
Young addict attracted to California “because more rehab facilities are available and he seemed happy there."
1/6/17 Enough is Enough: Reform the Rehab and Sober Living Industry
12/8/16 The Heroin-Addict Actress, The Interventionist and a Grieving Mother’s Court Fight: "She Didn’t Want to Die"
12/8/16 Behind the Explosive Growth of West L.A.’s Sober-Living Industry
11/21/16 Affluenza Anonymous: Rehab for the Young, Rich and Addicted
11/14/16 Rehab Mogul Chris Bathum Arrested
8/12/16 Investigation has resulted in 100 group homes in Prescott closing their doors
8/9/16 Santa Rosa man who posed as drug rehab counselor gets jail
6/20/16 California's Addiction System Desperately Needs a Fix
6/17/16 Addiction Treatment Industry Worried Lax Ethics Could Spell Its Doom
6/13/16 Orange County doctor indicted for drug trafficking; 4 patients died of overdoses