Addiction care at San Patrignano
This series travels inside one of Europe's most famous rehabs in Italy, where thousands of people have undergone drug treatment. As RFK Jr. aspires to build a network of similar "healing farms" in the U.S., the stories dive into the debate around long-term therapeutic communities.
With two goats and a pony, an addiction treatment 'farm' takes root in Mass.
The addiction recovery program in Gardner, Mass., is part animal sanctuary, part therapy center. The men who stay there get assigned to care for one of dozens of animals —...
The scandalous past of the San Patrignano model of addiction treatment
U.S. health officials like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tout San Patrignano, Europe's best-known rehab center, as a "beautiful model" of long-term drug treatment. But it and other therapeutic communities hold...
Reporter's notebook: Our 3-part series on San Patrignano's drug rehab model
WBUR senior correspondent Deborah Becker traveled to Italy to visit the famous San Patrignano addiction treatment center — a longtime fascination that recently became particularly topical due to Robert F....
RFK Jr. wants addiction 'healing camps' like San Patrignano. How the famous rehab works
San Patrignano stands out among the "therapeutic communities" that treat drug addiction. The 700-acre campus is nestled in the Italian countryside, and features businesses — built on residents' labor. Critics...