Fighting the Florida Shuffle: The Inside Story of Corruption in the Drug Treatment Industry and How One...

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Dave Aronberg David R Campbell, MD

Fighting the Florida Shuffle

The Inside Story of Corruption in the Drug Treatment Industry and How One Community Found the...

Dave Aronberg, David R Campbell, MD

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Indigo River Publishing
17 June 2025

Political corruption; Industry & industrial studies; Health systems & services; Coping with drug & alcohol abuse

""An unflinching view into the dark side of an industry meant to be the hope of those caught in the grip of addiction..."" - Dr. Jay Kuchera, MD, FASAM

Motivated by greed, Purdue Pharma's explosive marketing of its powerful painkiller, OxyContin, helped create the opioid epidemic that kills over 200 people every day in the United States. Many more battle substance use disorders that impact health, happiness, family relations, and jobs. Federal policymakers have responded with laws that require insurance policies to cover drug treatment and classify addiction as a preexisting condition. But what happens when the rehab industry itself is corrupted, leading to the untimely death of individuals in their care?

Fighting the Florida Shuffle is a gripping account of how unscrupulous players have infiltrated the drug treatment industry, and how well-intended, yet naïve policymakers continue to incentivize relapse over recovery. Former State Attorney Dave Aronberg and MSNBC Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Dave Campbell tell the stories of victims enticed with free plane tickets and other illicit benefits to enter substandard outpatient rehab and live in flophouses masquerading as ""sober homes,"" leaving too often in ambulances and body bags. The authors offer an insiders' perspective from the world of law enforcement and medicine on how corporate malfeasance fueled the rise in opioid overdoses, how families can identify and avoid rehab scams, and how one community fought back to clean up the industry and put the worst offenders behind bars.

Drug treatment has become a thriving enterprise, but the profit motive has lured predators to exploit the vulnerable who seek help. As rogue rehab owners line their pockets through insurance fraud, patient brokering and illegal kickbacks, their victims leave behind grieving families and loved ones, who wonder how the insurance coverage thought to be a lifeline led to increased overdose and premature death.

By: Dave Aronberg, David R Campbell, MD
Imprint: Indigo River Publishing
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 322g
ISBN: 9781964686639
ISBN 10: 1964686636
Pages: 236
Publication Date: 17 June 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dave Aronberg recently completed three terms as state attorney for Palm Beach County. He is a former state senator, Florida assistant attorney general and White House Fellow in the U.S. Department of the Treasury. A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, he is currently a guest legal analyst on MSNBC, CNN and NewsNation. David R. Campbell, MD, FAAOS, is an orthopedic surgeon practicing in Florida and was an assistant professor of orthopedic surgery in the College of Medicine at the University of Central Florida. He is a retired major in the United States Army Reserve Medical Corps and author of The Teen Formula: A Parent's Guide to Helping Your Child Avoid Substance Abuse. A graduate of Columbia College and the University of Miami School of Medicine, he has been the chief medical correspondent for MSNBC's Morning Joe and a medical contributor for MSNBC and NBC.

Reviews for Fighting the Florida Shuffle: The Inside Story of Corruption in the Drug Treatment Industry and How One Community Found the Solution

""It is imperative to fight corruption in the drug treatment industry to protect vulnerable individuals from exploitation that too often turns into human trafficking. Every community needs to heed Palm Beach County's experience in upholding justice and eradicating this evil."" - Laura Cusack, Chair, Human Trafficking Coalition of the Palm Beaches ""In the midst of a heroic group of professionals who treat those suffering from an unprecedented opioid epidemic, there exists another group of people who seize on vulnerability, seeing it as an opportunity for selfish financial gain. Fighting the Florida Shuffle tells a compelling tale of corruption, resilience and recovery, demonstrating a way out of this horrible mess and serving as an inspiration and model for others to follow."" - Marvin Ventrell, JD. CEO, National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers ""An unflinching view into the dark side of an industry meant to be the hope of those caught in the grip of addiction. Campbell and Aronberg guide the reader through the Florida treatment landscape with valuable insights into the perils and pitfalls along the way. A must-read for those who would safely journey, not shuffle, our families and communities to recovery."" - Dr. Jay Kuchera, MD, FASAM