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Rehab Inc: The high price parents pay to get their kids off ice. Across Australia, there are parents risking everything to rescue their children from ice addiction. To end this living nightmare, they'll seize on any chance to get help for their child. But that chance of rehabilitation can come at an enormous cost. Publicly funded rehabilitation beds are in short supply and have waiting lists running into months. So instead, these families turn to private clinics. And they charge a fortune. Parents are risking bankruptcy to get their child a place. They're encouraged to access their superannuation or to re-mortgage their homes in order to pay out tens of thousands of dollars to ensure their child gets in quickly. And the price is driven by demand, rather than the service provided. And the lack of regulation is shocking. Even some private operators concede families risk being ripped off.

Four Corners is Australia's premier television current affairs program. It has been part of the Australian story since August 1961, exposing scandals, triggering inquiries, firing debate, confronting taboos and interpreting fads, trends and sub-cultures. Its consistently high standards of journalism and film-making have earned international recognition and an array of Walkleys, Logies and other national awards.

Primary Title
  • Four Corners
Secondary Title
  • Rehab Inc.
Date Broadcast
  • Monday 18 December 2017
Release Year
  • 2016
Duration
  • 41:00
Channel
  • Media Services
Broadcaster
  • The University of Auckland Library
Programme Description
  • Four Corners is Australia's premier television current affairs program. It has been part of the Australian story since August 1961, exposing scandals, triggering inquiries, firing debate, confronting taboos and interpreting fads, trends and sub-cultures. Its consistently high standards of journalism and film-making have earned international recognition and an array of Walkleys, Logies and other national awards.
Episode Description
  • Rehab Inc: The high price parents pay to get their kids off ice. Across Australia, there are parents risking everything to rescue their children from ice addiction. To end this living nightmare, they'll seize on any chance to get help for their child. But that chance of rehabilitation can come at an enormous cost. Publicly funded rehabilitation beds are in short supply and have waiting lists running into months. So instead, these families turn to private clinics. And they charge a fortune. Parents are risking bankruptcy to get their child a place. They're encouraged to access their superannuation or to re-mortgage their homes in order to pay out tens of thousands of dollars to ensure their child gets in quickly. And the price is driven by demand, rather than the service provided. And the lack of regulation is shocking. Even some private operators concede families risk being ripped off.
Classification
  • Unknown
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Drug addicts--Rehabilitation--Australia
  • Youth--Drug use--Australia
  • Addicts--Rehabilitation--Australia--Economic aspects
  • Methamphetamine abuse--Australia
Genres
  • Current affairs
Hosts
  • Sarah Ferguson (Presenter)
Contributors
  • Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Production Unit)
  • Ben Knight (Reporter)
Subjects
  • Drug addicts--Rehabilitation--Australia
  • Youth--Drug use--Australia
  • Addicts--Rehabilitation--Australia--Economic aspects
  • Methamphetamine abuse--Australia