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I have a lot of friends in the treatment business and some of the stories I’ve heard of unethical providers are absolutely shocking. Ignoring the urine testing
by hesdeadjim 9y ago
I have a lot of friends in the treatment business and some of the stories I’ve heard of unethical providers are absolutely shocking.
Ignoring the urine testing schemes, in the worse areas people will sometimes pay clients to relapse after they leave a program so that they can reenroll and they can bill insurance all over again.
Google AdWords for treatment became such a problem that Google stopped allowing them because unethical centers were basically killing people.
Don’t even get me started on the altnernative “treatments” out there. In a town near me there is a place that will give you amino acid injections and claim that’s all one needs to get clean.
It’s obscene that this happens and unfortunately as a consumer it can be hard to separate the good from the bad if you are desperate for help.
- cptskippy 9y agoI had a similar experience though the treatment providers were actually trying to work in the patient's best interest. I had a family member who was in and out of treatment for a disorder and discharge was largely dictated by the insurance company against the recommendation of everyone else involved. Without saying as much, the treatment providers strongly implied a quick relapse and return to the facility would ultimately be the best thing because it would reset the clock with insurance.