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A Call to End Unethical “Patient Brokering” in Addiction Treatment
The Local Government Association (LGA) and the Ethical Marketing Campaign for Addiction Treatment (EMCAT) and Collective Voice have issued a strong and urgent call: end the practice of patient brokering in addiction services. Patient brokering involves paying referral fees or commissions to divert people into certain private rehab clinics - even when those clinics may not be the right clinical fit. It turns people in crisis into commodities, prioritising profit over their wel

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Dec 4, 20251 min read


New Research Highlights Exploitative Marketing in Addiction Recovery Space
Content analysis of substance use disorder recovery discourse on X (formally known as Twitter): From personal recovery narratives to...

emcat55
Feb 25, 20251 min read
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