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Image caption: “Addicted to Failure” by Jimmie Applegate.<\/em><\/p>\n
A longtime observer and critic of the addiction treatment industry, Applegate draws on research, interviews and survivor stories to reveal the shocking truth: America\u2019s rehab system is broken by design, exploiting families while offering outdated one-size-fits-all programs that rarely lead to lasting healing.<\/p>\n
\u201cAddicted to Failure\u201d (ISBN: 978-1968339876 paperback; 978-1968339883 ebook, Legacy Launch Pad Publishing) gives readers more than a critique\u2014it provides a roadmap. Applegate shows how evidence-based alternatives such as trauma-informed therapy, neuroscience-driven care and long-term recovery support could replace the revolving-door rehabs that dominate today\u2019s market.<\/p>\n
\u201cRelapse isn\u2019t personal failure – it\u2019s a system built to fail you,\u201d Applegate says. \u201cAddiction treatment should be about transformation, not transactions. We need a model that heals brains, honors lived experience and restores human dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n
In \u201cAddicted to Failure,\u201d Applegate unpacks the myths behind 12-step dominance, exposes the financial exploitation driving short-term treatment and explains how neuroscience reveals a longer path to recovery than insurance companies want to admit.<\/p>\n
The book arrives as overdose deaths continue to soar across the U.S. and families are desperate for answers. Applegate\u2019s call to action is urgent: tear down the outdated systems and replace them with models grounded in science, compassion and accountability.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery year we lose over 100,000 people to overdoses, many of whom went through treatment that was never designed to help them succeed,\u201d Applegate says. \u201cIt\u2019s time to stop calling failure recovery. Real healing is possible\u2014but only if we have the courage to change everything.\u201d<\/p>\n
Jimmie Applegate\u2019s groundbreaking non-fiction book \u201cAddicted to Failure\u201d is available now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other major booksellers.<\/p>\n
About Legacy Launch Pad Publishing<\/strong><\/p>\n Legacy Launch Pad is the leading book publisher for entrepreneurs and changemakers who want to build authority and leave a legacy. The company has published numerous Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling authors whose books have been featured on Today, Good Morning America, The New York Times and USA Today. For more information, visit https:\/\/www.legacylaunchpadpub.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" LOS ANGELES, Calif., Jan. 28, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — In his searing new book, “Addicted to Failure: Why the Rehab System Doesn’t Work and What Must Change” (ISBN: 978-1968339876 paperback; 978-1968339883 ebook, Legacy Launch Pad Publishing), author and addiction reform advocate Jimmie Applegate takes aim at a $16 billion industry that profits from relapse and exposes why traditional rehab models fail to deliver real recovery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8460,"featured_media":132555,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[66,12804,1,10,37,187,559,9191],"tags":[10473],"class_list":["post-132563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-books-publishing-news","category-ap","category-business-news","category-california-news","category-entertainment-news","category-los-angeles-news","category-products-news","category-substance-abuse-treatment","tag-non-fiction-book","has-post-title","has-post-date","no-post-category","no-post-tag","no-post-comment","has-post-author"],"acf":[],"views":1717,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132563","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8460"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132563"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132563\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":132569,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132563\/revisions\/132569"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}