More rehab centers should mean fewer overdoses. In one California region, we found the opposite

When people travel out of state for addiction treatment, overdose risk is greater than many realize.

By: Ilan Shrira, Penn State and Joshua D. Foster, University of South Alabama, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: October 13, 2026

Words: 1,851

Last Updated: 4 days, 22 hours ago

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By Ilan Shrira, Penn State and Joshua D. Foster, University of South Alabama

At 24, Boyd was living in Chicago when he decided to get help. He had been drinking alcohol since a young age, but more recently he’d been drinking far more often – and dangerously.

He found a rehabilitation center online and reached out to the facility in Orange County, an affluent coastal area of Southern California, for treatment.

Boyd, a pseudonym used …

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