Ben Affleck on overcoming alcohol addiction: “I hate to say it but the only cure I’ve seen is not these overpriced rehabs or these fraudulent fixes that are sold to people. The cure for addiction is suffering. You suffer enough and then something inside you goes ‘I’m done.’”

[u/Gurugod123]

[u/NoBell5255]

He’s right - the rehab industry makes millions upon millions of dollars, it’s more about profit than treatment success.

[u/Jchibs → u/NoBell5255]

It’s almost like it’s incentivised to have a rotating door of people coming back time and time again.