The 2018 Supreme Court decision reversed PASPA (Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act), which had protected professional and college sports leagues from point-shaving rings and kept physical distance between gamblers and casinos.
What followed was predictable if you understand systems dynamics.
Getting help doesn't mean your child is broken or you've failed as a parent. It means you're being proactive about health. You wouldn't hesitate to see a doctor for a persistent physical symptom.
I've been working in addiction treatment for fifteen years. I've treated over two thousand individuals. Some of the most severe addiction cases I've seen have been among the most successful people you'd ever meet.
That surprises people. We have this image of addiction as something that happens when lives are falling apart. But with high-functioning individuals, addiction looks completely different.
It looks like success, right up until it doesn't.
I spent years running one of the country's most respected treatment centers. We had beautiful facilities, talented clinicians, and research-backed protocols. We helped thousands of families. But here's what kept me up at night: I watched too many families leave with hope, only to struggle once they returned home because the care they received was excellent, but it wasn't built for their specific reality.
