‘Scam Alert’ About California Treatment Claims

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June 12, 2024 – “The Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health’s Overdose Response Center is warning of a scam in our area involving individuals claiming to be part of residential rehabilitation programs in California, such as Santa Monica Rehab of California. “The claims of residential treatment services and ongoing treatment in California are likely FALSE CLAIMS.”

Santa Monica Rehab is linked to Nate Young, according to business documents filed with the California Secretary of State.

Young, it turns out, was sued by Beverly Hills in 2020 for operating an “illegal drug rehab facility” that was “a haven for drug abuse and other criminal conduct,” according to the city’s suit. One resident described it as “a place to crash and smoke fentanyl,” where Young provided drugs such as black tar heroin and methamphetamines to residents at “significantly reduced prices,” the suit said.

Young was also sued by insurance giant Aetna last year for being the ringleader in a $40 million fraud scheme targeting “vulnerable Aetna members who suffer from alcohol and/or substance dependency issues as part of a concerted effort to profit at their expense,” according to that lawsuit. Young and his alleged cohorts “used the patients for health benefit payments under the lie of helping them, while doing the exact opposite.”