Description:
Exposing the Dark Side of Addiction Treatment Centers: The Truth Every Family Needs to Know.
If you think addiction treatment is about healing, think again. Behind the closed doors of so-called "recovery centers" lies a multi-billion-dollar industry built on fraud, overmedication, and exploitation-one that preys on vulnerable substance abusers and their desperate families.
This book rips the mask off the addiction recovery industry, revealing how Big Pharma, psychiatric teams, and addiction recovery centers profit while failing those who need real help. From prescription drug dependency disguised as treatment to unethical rehabs cycling patients through endless relapse, you'll discover the shocking truth that no one in the industry wants you to know.
Inside, you'll learn:
- How many addiction treatment centers put profits over patients
- The hidden dangers of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) keep people dependent
- Why overprescribed medications hinder real recovery.
- How families are misled into expensive, ineffective rehab programs
If you or a loved one has ever struggled with addiction, this book will change the way you see the system.
It's time to pull back the curtain on the addiction industry's biggest lies-and fight for real recovery.Not every rehab saves lives.
Brief description: Laura, a native New Yorker raised in the Bronx, has spent most of her adult life in New Jersey, except for a few years in the Southwest. Her only child, Dylan, co-author, bravely battled drug addiction for a decade. In 2020, just days after returning from an addiction recovery center, he tragically lost his life to Fentanyl poisoning. Since then, Laura has dedicated herself to grief education and advocacy, working to break the stigma surrounding substance use disorder and the families affected. Certified as a Grief Educator by renowned specialist and author David Kessler, Laura continues to study addiction, trauma, and grief. As an artist and grieving mother who found solace and healing through creativity, she is developing an art-based grief support workshop. This workshop is a personal offering designed to help others navigate grief through artistic expression, just as she has. Laura's The Hearts Unspoken website & Epub, is soon to launch. It is an offering of creative healing projects. Beyond her advocacy and creative pursuits, Laura finds solace in tending to injured wildlife, gardening, and raising Monarch butterflies. And no matter where life takes her, her heart always leads her back to Manhattan.
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Your money AND your life
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