Nick Reiner Case Exposed: The $42 Billion Rehab Industry That Profits When Treatment Fails
Nick Reiner Case Exposed: The $42 Billion Rehab Industry That Profits When Treatment Fails  
Podcast: Hidden Killers With Tony Brueski | True Crime News & Commentary
Published On: Wed Jan 28 2026
Description: The Nick Reiner case has forced America to confront an uncomfortable truth: our addiction treatment system isn't designed to help people get better. It's designed to keep them coming back.In this episode, we pull back the curtain on a $42 billion industry built on failure. Relapse rates hover between 40-60% after treatment. For opioids, some studies push that number past 90%. And the industry has known this for decades. Nothing has changed — because failure is the business model.We break down how the arbitrary 28-day treatment window became standard — not because of science, but because of insurance spreadsheets. How utilization review allows people with no medical training to override clinicians and deny coverage to patients in crisis. How families mortgage their homes and drain retirement accounts chasing hope, while facilities cash checks whether treatment works or not.The Reiner tragedy didn't happen in a vacuum. It happened inside a system with no accountability, no outcome tracking, and no consequences for failure. A system where the people doing the actual work — counselors making $38,000 a year — burn out while the industry generates billions.This isn't about blaming addicts. This is about exposing the machine that profits from their suffering and leaves families holding the bill.What would a system actually designed to help people look like? And why won't anyone with the power to change it do anything?#NickReiner #RobReiner #RehabIndustry #AddictionTreatment #TrueCrime Join Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISODES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872This publication contains commentary and opinion based on publicly available information. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Nothing published here should be taken as a statement of fact, health or legal advice.