Failing Those Who Need Help Most Kentucky's addiction treatment system has been marred by scandal, with a recent investigation revealing widespread billing irregularities at Addiction Recovery Care (ARC), one of the state's largest residential treatment providers.
The allegations are disturbing, but they only scratch the surface of a deeper issue: the systemic failure to provide effective care and support to individuals struggling with addiction.
Over three years, reporters from the Lexington Herald Leader spoke with dozens of former ARC clients and staff, gathering accounts of mistreatment, neglect, and abuse.