“…inherently shattering and engraging.”

An intimate look inside the billion-dollar addiction treatment industry where young people are bought and sold for their insurance policies and ushered into a system designed to keep them sick.

#stoptheshuffle

The #stoptheshuffle campaign, inspired by the documentary Shuffle, addresses corruption and fraud in the addiction treatment industry through a national initiative focussed on public awareness, education and empowerment, promoting a shared responsibility for change and advocating for policy reform in collaboration with community and state leadership. It’s led by Benjamin Flaherty, the director of Shuffle, and supported by NGO’s like Enrich KY, Advocates for Responsible Treatment and Faces and Voices of Recovery.

What is the Shuffle?

The Shuffle is a process by which clients are cycled through a rinse-and-repeat style of addiction ‘treatment’ for maximum profit. It’s insurance fraud and can generate up to one million dollars a year per person in insurance reimbursements. From the outside, it may look no different than legitimate treatment.

Upcoming Screenings

  • Monday May 12th 6:30pm
    Impact screening
    w/UCLA Doc Film Legal Clinic

  • Saturday May 31st 9pm
    Triplex Cinema 1

  • Saturday June 7th, 11am

  • Saturday, June 14 at 3:30 PM at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

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Finding Help

  • ALWAYS START LOCAL

    If you have a regular doctor, ask for a local referral to a trusted provider in the substance use disorder treatment field.

    If you have insurance, call the number on the back of your insurance card and ask them to email you a list of in-network treatment provider referrals in your area.

    If you don’t have insurance, your nearest hospital can likely provide you with local resources.

    If you are using the Internet to search, DON’T! Use a trusted resource who has worked in addiction treatment for at least 10 years and has a good reputation.

    Social media is also not a reliable place to seek treatment referrals. DO NOT USE it for this purpose.

    Avoid 1-800 numbers and third-party referral services at all costs.

    The best way to ensure you or your loved one receives treatment suited to your specific needs is to talk with a facility directly, ideally, one you can go see with your own eyes.

    Under no circumstances should anyone be offering incentives to come to a particular facility, including covering your insurance deductible or transportation expenses.m description

    • If you’re on the phone, who are you speaking to, and what is their relationship to or role at the facility?

    • Who owns the treatment facility or sober home?

    • How long has the particular facility been open?

    • If it’s a treatment facility, who is the medical director? Look them up.

    • Who runs the groups, and what are their qualifications?

    • How many clients are in the given program?

    • If it’s a sober home, is the owner in recovery? Who is the manager?

    • How is drug testing handled in the sober home?

    • Do they use disposable cups or cups provided by a lab?