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Is Modern Rehab Making Addiction Worse?
Jul 27, 2026
In this clip from American Recovery, Chris Howard explains to host Aaron Prager how he has worked in the recovery industry for over a decade — and he has serious problems with what it's become. From the origins of AA and Synanon to $30,000-a-month "country club" treatment centers that incentivize relapse, Chris walks through exactly how the pendulum swung from draconian to ineffective, and what actually works.


