How some California drug rehab centers exploit addiction

Rehab Riviera Navigate to a section: Part 1 | Some rehabs use loopholes, Obamacare to exploit addicts Part 2 | Many recovery centers fail to deliver Part 3 | Recovery homes can make tough neighbors Part 1: Some rehabs use loopholes, Obamacare to exploit addicts As they push their grocery carts and clutch their coffees, the shoppers scurrying through the Ocean View Plaza parking lot pay little attention to Timmy Solomon. Timmy hunts for cans in the garbage and turns them in for cash at the recycling station to buy drugs. “I never pictured this as my life, ever dude.” he says. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG) For many, he’s easy to ignore. His hair is...