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When Care Becomes Risk: Inside the Troubled-Teen Industry
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When Care Becomes Risk: Inside the Troubled-Teen Industry

A CBS News investigation examines the troubled teen industry, focusing on CALO in Missouri where families allege abuse and lawsuits, police records show hundreds of calls, and former staff have been convicted; with heavy public and private funding and minimal federal oversight, advocates call for a national database, standardized licensing, and a federal bill of rights, while some youths credit treatment with saving lives but note the high cost and uneven quality.

Lack of Access to Addiction Medication for Teenagers in the US
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Lack of Access to Addiction Medication for Teenagers in the US

Only 1 in 4 residential treatment centers for teens offers buprenorphine, a recommended medicine for opioid addiction, according to a study. Of 160 facilities with care for teens, just 39 provided buprenorphine, also known by the brand name Suboxone. Despite guidelines recommending medication and evidence it prevents overdose deaths, buprenorphine and other treatment drugs aren’t universally accepted. Some believe they replace one drug with another and that abstinence is the best recovery path.