Dear Supporters,
Thank you for your continued signatures and shares in our fight to hold American Addiction Centers (AAC)accountable and push for real oversight in the addiction treatment industry.
I’ve just released a must-hear audio recording from a 2023 phone call with a seasoned Tampa Bay-area lawyer who has spent years suing rehab facilities, including AAC’s River Oaks in Florida.
Content Warning: This discussion includes references to disturbing situations, including sexual assault and exploitation.
In this candid conversation, he confirms what so many of us have experienced or witnessed: Hotline “experts” are often salespeople engaged in body brokering, incentivized to fill beds at any cost.
Many facilities deliberately structure themselves to avoid medical regulation, skipping qualified staff and proper oversight.
Vulnerable patients in crisis are flown far from home...not for better care, but to isolate them from family who might intervene.
Tragic outcomes: preventable deaths, destroyed evidence, fake accreditations, and a business model that prioritizes profit over human lives.
He calls the vast majority of these places “bad” and stresses that real change comes from lawsuits forcing policy shifts and lobbying for stronger laws...exactly why your voice on this petition matters.
This isn’t just one person’s opinion...it’s backed by years of litigation and heartbreaking cases.
Please take a moment to listen below on Youtube and continue sharing the petition far and wide. Every signature brings us closer to the accountability and reform these families deserve.
Together, we can shine a light on these practices and demand better.
Thank you for standing with us.