Founder of Loving Mind Institute, Marion “Joe” Riggs, Ph.D., appears on BOLD Business TV advocating for a change in public perception to view addiction as a medical health challenge; and, the critical need for more biomedical research and clinical advance. He covers the promise and progress in patient-driven, stem cell based models for understanding mental…
Recently, John Oliver on his HBO show “Last Week Tonight” took on the $35 billion rehab industry, where he explains that there are no federal standards for rehab programs and the vast majority of people in need of addiction treatment do not receive anything that approximates evidence-based care. Furthermore, he quotes city commissioner, Andy Moroso,…