Sober Wishes and Caviar Dreams

“If you had told me twenty years ago that I would one day get sober, marry an amazing woman who consistently inspires me to be a better man, have a child who is the love of my life, and become the founder of one of the leading addiction treatment centers in the world, I would have laughed in your face. Then I would have taken another hit of crack.” — That’s Richard Taite, founder and CEO of Cliffside Malibu, a rehab facility for the rich and famous where people stay from 30 to 120 days and spend “many tens of thousands of dollars.” He used to be addicted to crack, but now he’s not. He also used to not have any money, but now he does.

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