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Re:'That Fentanyl – That's Death': A Story of Recovery in Ba... by teej on Thursday August 03, 2017 @08:09PM (#14925257)
There's also a lot of money to be made in keeping addicts hooked. In South Florida, there's a huge issue where opioid addicts are put into "treatment centers" that use them to defraud insurance carriers. The victims don't get treatment but instead get the exact opposite - handlers who make money by feeding the addiction.

http://www.nbcnews.com/feature/megyn-kelly/florida-s-billion...

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Re:'That Fentanyl – That's Death': A Story of Recovery in Ba... by alikoneko on Friday August 04, 2017 @09:51AM (#14928623)
I live in South Florida, in Palm Beach County, where the bulk of these centers are. You see a lot of addicts. I don't know of any success stories to come out of them. But its a bit unsettling to be driving down I95 and see a billboard: "IMAGINE BEING SOBER". It's really sad and scary. Delray Beach used to be a nice place before the treatment centers came in, too.

I was looking for an apartment on Craigslist here not too long ago. More than half the rooms for rent I saw were "sober living" half way houses.

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