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The Sober House and Rehab-for-Profit Racket
from 154 - The 3 AM Episode · #154
3 min
Tim explains how the rehab industry exploits insurance and how sober companions are paid to babysit rich addicts, including a bit about a hypothetical rich kid's sober companion named Mary.
- Rehab programs charge about five grand a day while claiming God is free.
- Tim describes a wealthy 28-year-old whose parents pay a companion named Mary to monitor him and report back on his drinking.
- The sober companion setup became necessary after the guy threw up blood at a hotel during his father's corporate merger.
- Rehab is a massive business, and Tim advises struggling listeners to "keep using drugs" before immediately clarifying he's joking.