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.
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