Share this with anyone who has been to AAC or knows someone who has. This video only begins to touch the immense grief and harm caused.
Watch in a quiet space because this content is disturbing. It provides a brief overview of the manipulative practices AAC uses, including deceptive advertising and failure to deliver promised care.
For legal guidance, check out Unsilenced (https://unsilenced.org for recent attorney recommendations related to TTI and other lawsuits seeking accountability in the addiction treatment industry.
Also, look out for an upcoming petition update in the Change.org petition started by Clelia Jane Sheppard, “Investigate American Addiction Treatment Centers: Preventable Deaths and Overdoses” (started over two years ago), for an upcoming list of vetted legal firms in the US and Canada handling these types of cases.
The full interview with J. Esquire is available under “Florida Lawyer Discusses Addiction Treatment Industry.”
Too many families and individuals searching for help end up exploited by people addicted to money rather than committed to recovery.
There are those who circle your pain, not to help, but to profit, like predators in the tide. Not everyone is a friend...some feed on your suffering $$$
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