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The Rehab Empire Built On Cakes
FromLatino USA
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Length:
32 minutes
Released:
Jan 5, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
It's a common sight in Puerto Rico—men in bright yellow T-shirts going door-to-door- selling cakes. They're residents at Hogar CREA, Puerto Rico's biggest drug treatment program. Since CREA’s founding 1968, they've grown to a sprawling network of about 150 centers in Puerto Rico, the U.S. mainland, and elsewhere in Latin America. But since the 1990s, the organization has been under fire for its methods. Latino USA takes a look at how this rehab empire built by a former heroin addict continues to be funded by millions of tax dollars, despite dozens of reported cases of physical and sexual abuse.
This episode originally aired in December of 2018.
This episode originally aired in December of 2018.
Released:
Jan 5, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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