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November 9, 2026 The Frontier spent months tracking down patients, obtaining insurance records and seeking answers from treatment providers accused of exploiting people struggling with addiction. Here’s how we uncovered the story. Tweet Share Share Author Kayla Branch [email protected] Reading Time 4 min Posted In Health The sun sets over a row of apartment buildings in Los Angeles. Frontier reporter Kayla Branch went to California in June to visit treatment facilities where Oklahomans received care. KAYLA BRANCH/The Frontier By the time I walked up to Integrity Recovery Center’s front door, I’d been trying to get a hold of the owners for months. Integrity’s website described the treatment facility as a “healing sanctuary” and showed photographs of a gleaming white mansion with a pool in the Los Angeles foothills. The place looked a little dingier in person, with trash in the driveway and weeds growing over a retaining wall.

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