WBEZ: Drug Addicts Likely Victims of ID Theft
Clip: 7/6/2015 | 8m 21sVideo has Closed Captions
Drug abusers from Puerto Rico were being sent to unlicensed drug rehab programs in Chicago
A story by WBEZ and This American Life in April revealed that heroin abusers from Puerto Rico were being sent to unlicensed drug rehab programs in Chicago, many of which appear to be little better than flophouses and use methods that are questionable at best. The facilities often force clients to give them their identity papers for safe keeping, and don't always give them back.
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WBEZ: Drug Addicts Likely Victims of ID Theft
Clip: 7/6/2015 | 8m 21sVideo has Closed Captions
A story by WBEZ and This American Life in April revealed that heroin abusers from Puerto Rico were being sent to unlicensed drug rehab programs in Chicago, many of which appear to be little better than flophouses and use methods that are questionable at best. The facilities often force clients to give them their identity papers for safe keeping, and don't always give them back.
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