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43:05Now PlayingHigh-priced and unregulated private rehab facilities promote themselves with slick websites promising idyllic settings and medical supervision. We find that's often far from reality.
CORRECTION (Nov. 21, 2025): An earlier version of this documentary said that Emily Bogen’s father died in a boating accident. In fact, newly acquired information has revealed Andrew Bogen drowned at a U.S. Department of the Navy-managed swimming facility in Japan. This video has been edited to remove those references.
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CREDITS: THE FIFTH ESTATE
51-03 Friday, October 24,, 2025
DYING TO RECOVER
producer/director
Laurence Mathieu-Léger
writer
Steven D’Souza
investigative journalist
Lisa Ellenwood
video editor
Anne MacRae
principal photography
Ousama Farag
Igor Petrov
senior videographer
Jonathan Castell
additional photography
Gavin Andrews
Jean-Pierre Gandin (Rad-Can)
Hugo Levesque
David MacIntosh (CBC TO)
Michel Picard (Rad-Can)
Pelin Sidki (CBC TO)
Jared Thomas (Lane in TO)
Raphaël Tremblay (CBC Ottawa)
drone operator
Richard Grundy CBC Vancouver
archival material
CP Images
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YouTube | Nomina Wellness
YouTube | Grain of Hope
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visual research
Leslie Morrison
additional research
Kate Zieman
graphic designer
Daniel Rofusz
post audio
Ron Searles
colourist
Scott McIntyre
special thanks
Emily Bogen
Shawn Bogen
Kim Smith
Mathieu Collins
rollout producer
Leanne Stepnow
digital producer
Janet Davison
social media producers
Alex Migdal
Britt Purdy
Brian Vinh Trinh
media management
Laurel Robinson
resource coordinators
Marc Cormier
Jean-François Dion
associate director
Carmen Smith
packaging editor
Alessia Protomanni
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Jane Wilson
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executive producer
Allya Davidson
original broadcast
Oct 24, 2025
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