Prosecutors Watching for Grift in Substance Abuse Treatment (Corrected)

The Justice Department is taking a new hard line on kickbacks, unnecessary treatments, and excessive urine tests at “sober homes” and other substance abuse facilities as the scourge of the opioid crisis makes headlines.

Justice Department officials in recent weeks have stated their intention to pursue prosecutions against unscrupulous substance abuse treatment providers in South Florida. Two major trials against substance abuse treatment providers will be coming next year. So far this year in southern Florida, at least 34 people were charged, 19 people convicted, and over $20 million in restitution ordered for a variety of crimes related to substance ...