The 13th Step

An investigation into the widespread culture of sexual misconduct and abuse persistent in the addiction treatment industry.

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Update: A Big Arrest

Episode Date: September 12, 2023

Federal prosecutors have charged a fourth person in the vandalism case, a man they describe as a “close, personal associate” of Eric Spofford.

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Update: Vandalism Arrests

Episode Date: June 21, 2023

Federal prosecutors have charged three men for their alleged roles in the vandalism incidents. According to the feds, the vandalism was "solicited" by...

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Epilogue: Employee A

Episode Date: June 6, 2023

A conversation with one of the women whose story of sexual assault you heard earlier in this podcast. She talks with Lauren about what it was like to...

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6: The Glam Room

Episode Date: June 6, 2023

Since Lauren began reporting, Eric Spofford sold his New Hampshire company for millions of dollars and filed a defamation lawsuit in response to NHPR’...

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5: The Litter Police

Episode Date: June 6, 2023

What does it take to catch a predator in the addiction treatment industry? We hear about a case in California where the CEO of a network of treatment...

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4: A Wild (Wild?) West

Episode Date: June 6, 2023

How did 13th stepping become so common in the recovery world and who can hold people accountable? Lauren looks into the history of the addiction treat...

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3: Just the Beginning

Episode Date: June 6, 2023

In March of 2022, Lauren publishes her first story detailing allegations against Eric Spofford. The events of the next several months illustrate the w...

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2: The God of Recovery

Episode Date: June 6, 2023

As Eric Spofford tells it, he spent his teen years in the throes of addiction and crime. When he got sober, he became a crusader for recovery. We hear...

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1: The Shadow

Episode Date: June 6, 2023

What is “the 13th step,” and why does it matter? It all starts with understanding what it’s like to be in the earliest days of recovery. We meet two w...

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Trailer: The 13th Step

Episode Date: May 31, 2023

Reporter Lauren Chooljian starts getting tips about the founder of New Hampshire’s largest addiction treatment network. He is allegedly sexually haras...