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Why recovering from addiction is so hard in America

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Why recovering from addiction is so hard in America

Apple News In Conversation

Sep 04
Apple News In Conversation

Apple News In Conversation

Sep 04
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Hundreds of thousands of Americans seek help for opioid addiction each year, but too often, they’re met with a rehab system that fails them. Many programs operate with little oversight, prioritizing profit over care, while proven medications remain out of ...

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The American addiction treatment system is in crisis, where profit-driven rehab programs often replace evidence-based care, leaving vulnerable individuals without the support they truly need. Despite proven medical solutions, systemic failures, stigma, and exploitation continue to derail recovery efforts for countless people battling opioid use disorder.
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Evidence-based medications like Suboxone reduce overdose deaths by over 50%.
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Patients at Senecor were forced to work up to 80 hours a week without pay
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Regulators rarely shut down rehabs even when they endanger patients
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The DEA's suppression of Suboxone actually fed the opioid crisis.
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Recovery capital includes housing, community, and economic security as essential components for sustained recovery.

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Why Is America’s Addiction Treatment System Failing So Many?
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How One Man’s Recovery Turned Into a Nightmare of Forced Labor
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What Happens When Rehab Programs Exploit the Vulnerable?
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Can Life-Saving Medication Overcome Stigma and Setbacks?
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What Do People Really Need to Recover—Besides Rehab?
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Shumita Basu: This is Apple News In Conversation. I'm Shumita Basu. Today, the dark side of America's rehab industry. The United States is in the grip of a devastating opioid epidemic. Since 1999, more than a million Americans have died of drug overdoses. ...