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Unique_Display_Name t1_j48cjli wrote

This kind of thing actually happens a lot. A lot of former addicts want to help other addicts so they go into this field, but since addiction is a disease, they relapse at a rate that's stastically significant.

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rugbat t1_j48e5j3 wrote

His businesses had a certain synergy. What an entrepreneur!

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rxneutrino t1_j48gc4t wrote

Replying to Unique_Display_Name (#1,354,524)

>Police say Hagedorn also admitted drugs and guns were in his house on Newburgh Road, as well as a large amount of money in a safety deposit box. Officers say search warrants of both properties turned up a large amount of cash, more than 173 grams of meth, nearly 22 grams of cocaine, and 24 grams of fentayl/heroin. They say they also found mushrooms, controlled pills, a digital scale, a gun, ammunition, and a ledger of people who owed money.

You are correct that addiction is a disease. This person sounds a bit more calculated than a relapsed addict though.

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DavidMalony t1_j48h9g1 wrote

Not oniony at all. Most addiction counselors are addicts themselves.

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weirdgroovynerd t1_j48hm30 wrote

I don't have the source, but I heard about a documentary where a high school chemistry teacher became a meth manufacturer.

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KrayzieAlcohilicFlow t1_j48hx47 wrote

The rehab I went to had the founder's husband prosecuted for cocaine trafficking. The director was an alcoholic who drank on site before she got replaced.

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ImageComfortable2843 t1_j48jkrc wrote

when i was in rehab for benzos i remember half of the counslers were sleeping with people or had relationships with the addicts as they were also ex addicts, and one guy would bring in drugs for one of the people in there with me. this doesnt suprise me at all. turned me off of the whole rehab industry.

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Bubbaganewsh t1_j48kv60 wrote

"You're addicted to heroin? Have you thought of switching to meth?"

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Vyntarus t1_j48nwv6 wrote

"No, no you must've misheard me... I said I was an addiction connoisseur!"

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Geek_Therapist t1_j48ws62 wrote

I had a coworker who hung himself in his office right before meeting his clients. I had to take on his old caseload and do what I could to help his clients cope with this.

The mental health field is full of professionals who become therapists in order to help others, but fail to take care of themselves.

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P-W-L t1_j4901cz wrote

He's just counseling them on their addiction

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P-W-L t1_j490crs wrote

Replying to Geek_Therapist (#1,355,556)

And working in there lets you see the worse of others and society. When you're confronted with difficults situations all day, you either toughen up or end up on the other side.

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CubeNoob69 t1_j49109h wrote

Just getting that job retention guarantee.

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ledow t1_j495cba wrote

Knew a guy once who worked in that same job.

He was later arrested for drug-dealing.

Definitely something amiss there. I'm not sure why having an addiction would lead you to want to be around other addicts, so I can't imagine that it's that way around.

It must be that being around addicts makes you want to try it.

(For instance, if you were a paedophile, say, I could understand the logic of you wanting to work somewhere you could get close to children... a school or a youth club or a church or whatever. But just working in those places wouldn't *make* you into a paedophile, at least as far as the statistics go).

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All_to_Atrophy t1_j49crgl wrote

I wonder what level of naive you have to be to be surprised by this

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Rekrational t1_j49fbeo wrote

Man, addiction counselors are many times reformed addicts, so this is actually not that uncommon. Seen it personally.

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saraphilipp t1_j49l94w wrote

In the 90s I got caught with a half gram of weed. The court made me go to an 8hr drug education course. I came out of there with better connections than I ever dreamed of. Started my own pot distribution service because of that.

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No_Strategy7555 t1_j49mwk8 wrote

...at his 2nd house a man (27) and a woman (25) were arrested. Wonder if they were trying to open a stolen ATM at the time?

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Rosebunse t1_j49xn2c wrote

Part of the problem with a lot of drug counselors I have met is that many of them are recovering addicts.

Now, while this does help them connect with their patients, they also, well, can relapse.

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Rosebunse t1_j49xvbs wrote

Replying to ledow (#1,356,106)

Most pedophiles who don't want to offend stay as far away from kids as possible. I have seen some guys say they move out in the middle of nowhere to avoid it. Or they don't go around any child accept nieces and nephews because they know they won't hurt them.

The ones who really don't want to offend avoid it.

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marmroby t1_j4a2aph wrote

"Your problem is that you were using shitty meth. As your counselor, I advise you to only purchase meth from me."

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cruiserman_80 t1_j4aancj wrote

As far as business models go, it's not a bad one. /s

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Khemith t1_j4aew6z wrote

Not oniony just a relapse.

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Geek_Therapist t1_j4b9nzh wrote

Replying to InSilenceLikeLasagna (#1,358,948)

I actually enjoy it. I always knew how to present clinical and build rapport with partners. I get to know the insurance case managers well enough that they tend to be more willing to provide more authorization than sometimes they would. I never felt I was a good fit as a practicing clinician, but I'm still helping people fight a system stacked against them.

I'm an old punk, so I like fighting authority.

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LasciviousApemantus t1_j4ez8yk wrote

The only thing oniony about this is that it makes me tear up

What an actual piece of shit

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