Targeted by an addiction treatment center, union workers feel trapped as their benefits are drained They’d been promised a “spa for teachers,” but were brought to a rundown, low-slung building on an unremarkable stretch of road miles from the beach. Employees confiscated their cellphones, credit cards, and driver’s licenses. One after another, New Jersey public school teachers arrived at the Recovery Institute of South Florida after asking their union to find them addiction or mental health treatment. Instead of getting the help they needed, many said they were essentially trapped at the facility while their health insurance was billed tens of thousands of dollars. “I felt like a prisoner,” said Michael Barone, a special education ... Continue reading... https://www.statnews.com/2017/11/10/addiction-treatment-unions/
