- So proud of @alissazhu.bsky.social & @jessicagallagher.bsky.social for the incredible reporting they put into this story. The 3rd investigative piece after a year+ of work, they dug deep into an addiction recovery program here in Baltimore: www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/pu...
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- @jessicagallagher.bsky.social worked with such care on photos, spending time to build relationships with all the families and former clients — and it shows: bsky.app/profile/jess...
- PHA Healthcare collects millions of dollars a year to treat hundreds of ppl struggling w/ addiction. Many of its patients have not gotten better. Instead, placed by the company in what are effectively government-funded drug houses, they have relapsed, fallen deeper into addiction and sometimes died.
- The support of the NYT team really made this happen; spend some time with this story today: bsky.app/profile/nyti...
- “I feel so helpless and alone.” In Baltimore, a government-funded drug-treatment program offered free housing, but many patients have relapsed, fallen deeper into addiction and sometimes died, an investigation by The New York Times and The Baltimore Banner found. nyti.ms/3P8Y4nU