Deborah Becker
Senior correspondent at WBUR in Boston who covers addiction treatment and public health. In this episode, she reports from Italy on San Patrignano and explains how its recovery model compares with treatment in the United States.
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Mar 29, 2026 • 30min
RFK Jr lauds Italy's addiction treatment. Can it work here?
Deborah Becker, a WBUR senior correspondent covering addiction and public health, reports from Italy on San Patrignano, a vineyard-based recovery community. She explores its village-like design, long stays, work-centered routine, and reported sobriety results. She also digs into U.S. rehab limits, relapse, regulation gaps, and the program’s troubling past and critics’ warnings.
