Will there be reform for California’s fraud-plagued addiction treatment in 2026?

Oh, there’s more than a bit of Sisyphus rolling the rock uphill here.

Laurie Girand has been pushing to reform addiction recovery for nearly a decade. Combing police logs. Meeting with lawmakers. Briefing committee staffers. Conjuring PowerPoints to help the Powers-That-Be understand the deadly system they control, and how cruel profiteers abuse it, and what lawmakers might do to improve care and save lives.

Why the hell is it so hard?

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