<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:psc="http://podlove.org/simple-chapters" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Spotlight On Treatment]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The Recovery Alliance Group, Inc. (The Alliance) believes we need to re-evaluate how society views and treats substance abuse. While traditional rehabs and 12-step meetings have helped some, the overall results and the social impact on our communities from the lack of success warrants the need for a new direction.</p><p> </p><p>For decades, society has invested billions of dollars to treat addiction. Yet, much of the system has become an industry that often benefits itself.  Most rehabs, outpatient programs, sober living homes, and 12-step systems operate as business models focused on revenue and keeping beds full. Regardless of original intentions, The Alliance believes the “system”</p><p> </p><p>1.      Broken</p><p>2.      Outdated</p><p>3.      Inhumane</p><p> </p><p>The “treatment industry” is long overdue for review, reform and demolition.</p><p> </p><p>The Alliance’s position is crystal clear and carries no ambiguity or apologies. We believe that the current methods and ideologies used to treat individuals and their addiction have failed to affect any meaningful change. The system of treat, release, relapse and repeat has failed.</p>]]></description><link>recoveryalliancegroup.org</link><generator>Riverside.fm (https://riverside.com)</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2026 07:37:32 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://api.riverside.com/hosting/0ikdBvRx.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><author><![CDATA[Johny Brooklyn]]></author><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:43:48 GMT</pubDate><copyright><![CDATA[2026 Johny Brooklyn]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><ttl>60</ttl><category><![CDATA[Education]]></category><category><![CDATA[Mental Health]]></category><itunes:author>Johny Brooklyn</itunes:author><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;The Recovery Alliance Group, Inc. (The Alliance) believes we need to re-evaluate how society views and treats substance abuse. While traditional rehabs and 12-step meetings have helped some, the overall results and the social impact on our communities from the lack of success warrants the need for a new direction.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For decades, society has invested billions of dollars to treat addiction. Yet, much of the system has become an industry that often benefits itself.  Most rehabs, outpatient programs, sober living homes, and 12-step systems operate as business models focused on revenue and keeping beds full. Regardless of original intentions, The Alliance believes the “system”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1.      Broken&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;2.      Outdated&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;3.      Inhumane&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The “treatment industry” is long overdue for review, reform and demolition.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Alliance’s position is crystal clear and carries no ambiguity or apologies. We believe that the current methods and ideologies used to treat individuals and their addiction have failed to affect any meaningful change. The system of treat, release, relapse and repeat has failed.&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:type>episodic</itunes:type><itunes:owner><itunes:name>Johny Brooklyn</itunes:name><itunes:email>recoveryalliancegroup@gmail.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:category text="Education"/><itunes:category text="Health &amp; Fitness"><itunes:category text="Mental Health"/></itunes:category><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/8ea8a81c-b3c8-4034-88dd-c5da48fe425f/logos/7187667f-85ce-4012-8f24-162717551b4d.jpeg"/><item><title><![CDATA[Taking A Closer Look AT AA]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>For decades our culture has trusted rehabs and organizations like Alcoholics Anonymous to care for those dealing with addiction. For almost 100 years and hundreds of billions of dollars we are no closer to helping individuals find independence from addiction. The Alliance believes the time has come for a new path...</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">6f18f2ed-8a91-4391-9fc9-9acffac932a3</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Johny Brooklyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:50:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/186f33a38e7dc9a60b0ae15cce1f8fd640b5c723928c5ca642d6f73a0e934c1f/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI2ZjE4ZjJlZC04YTkxLTQzOTEtOWZjOS05YWNmZmFjOTMyYTMiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI4ZWE4YTgxYy1iM2M4LTQwMzQtODhkZC1jNWRhNDhmZTQyNWYiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2NjlmZWY4NzAxODBlY2YyNjA4NDI1Y2MiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmFjMzdjZjczMjJjNzBhMjdjNTI2MzY2L2pvaG55cy1zdHVkaW8tbnlSY3otMjAyNi0xMC01X18xMC0zMy0yNy5tcDMifQ==.mp3" length="14297695" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/8ea8a81c-b3c8-4034-88dd-c5da48fe425f/episodes/6f18f2ed-8a91-4391-9fc9-9acffac932a3/transcripts.txt" type="text/plain"/><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;For decades our culture has trusted rehabs and organizations like Alcoholics Anonymous to care for those dealing with addiction. For almost 100 years and hundreds of billions of dollars we are no closer to helping individuals find independence from addiction. The Alliance believes the time has come for a new path...&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>00:07:27</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/8ea8a81c-b3c8-4034-88dd-c5da48fe425f/logos/7187667f-85ce-4012-8f24-162717551b4d.jpeg"/><itunes:title>Taking A Closer Look AT AA</itunes:title><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title><![CDATA[Designing A New Treatment Method]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The Recovery Alliance Group believes that current methods used for treating substance abuse needs to be reformed. Along with outdated ideologies like the twelve steps of alcoholics anonymous, the current system needs to be replaced with a more dynamic and individualized approach that is science and education based and that no longer recognizes any of the outdated methods as viable to treat any condition that is associated with addiction.</p>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">61d7816a-b23d-440e-bf80-8f053c33b354</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Johny Brooklyn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:02:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/4202f368e0f189def47e953e1e48f79c40a76838b3603f6ba5bed08de3b454c6/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI2MWQ3ODE2YS1iMjNkLTQ0MGUtYmY4MC04ZjA1M2MzM2IzNTQiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI4ZWE4YTgxYy1iM2M4LTQwMzQtODhkZC1jNWRhNDhmZTQyNWYiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2NjlmZWY4NzAxODBlY2YyNjA4NDI1Y2MiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvY2xpcHMvNmFiNDliMjQzNTQ3OTdmNGM3Mzk0MDEwL2pvaG55cy1zdHVkaW8tbnlSY3otMjAyNi05LTI0X180LTItMTAubXAzIn0=.mp3" length="114780099" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/8ea8a81c-b3c8-4034-88dd-c5da48fe425f/episodes/61d7816a-b23d-440e-bf80-8f053c33b354/transcripts.txt" type="text/plain"/><itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;The Recovery Alliance Group believes that current methods used for treating substance abuse needs to be reformed. Along with outdated ideologies like the twelve steps of alcoholics anonymous, the current system needs to be replaced with a more dynamic and individualized approach that is science and education based and that no longer recognizes any of the outdated methods as viable to treat any condition that is associated with addiction.&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:duration>00:54:45</itunes:duration><itunes:image href="https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/podcasts/8ea8a81c-b3c8-4034-88dd-c5da48fe425f/logos/7187667f-85ce-4012-8f24-162717551b4d.jpeg"/><itunes:title>Designing A New Treatment Method</itunes:title><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item></channel></rss>