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Shuffle Exposes Rehab Industry's Dark Exploitation Tactics

1/15/2026

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Story summary

Shuffle exposes exploitation in the rehab industry, showing collusion among treatment centers, insurers, and social media scouts.
Benjamin Flaherty, the director, created Shuffle, drawing on his addiction-treatment experience and using archival footage and interviews to reveal failures.
The film traces recovery movement origins to Oxford Group in the 1920s and Alcoholics Anonymous in the 1930s, runs 81 minutes, and is in theaters, offering hope and heartbreak for those seeking help.

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Story summary

Shuffle exposes exploitation in the rehab industry, showing collusion among treatment centers, insurers, and social media scouts.
Benjamin Flaherty, the director, created Shuffle, drawing on his addiction-treatment experience and using archival footage and interviews to reveal failures.
The film traces recovery movement origins to Oxford Group in the 1920s and Alcoholics Anonymous in the 1930s, runs 81 minutes, and is in theaters, offering hope and heartbreak for those seeking help.