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The 13th Step
The 13th Step
NHPR

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

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Episodes

Update: A New Bill and a Final Ruling

New Hampshire lawmakers consider a new oversight bill proposed in response to the podcast. And the judge issues his final... more

05 Mar 2024 · 17 minutes
A Special Announcement

The 13th Step is going on tour with stops in New Hampshire, Boston, and Chicago. Host Lauren Chooljian will go... more

20 Dec 2023 · 1 minute
Update: A Big Arrest

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

12 Sep 2023 · 16 minutes
Update: Vandalism Arrests

Federal prosecutors have charged three men for their alleged roles in the vandalism incidents.

20 Jun 2023 · 11 minutes
Epilogue: Employee A

A conversation with one of the women whose story of sexual assault you heard earlier in this podcast. She talks... more

06 Jun 2023 · 23 minutes
6: The Glam Room

Since Lauren began reporting, Eric Spofford sold his New Hampshire company for millions of dollars and filed a defamation lawsuit... more

06 Jun 2023 · 35 minutes
5: The Litter Police

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

06 Jun 2023 · 57 minutes
4: A Wild (Wild?) West

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

06 Jun 2023 · 51 minutes
3: Just the Beginning

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

06 Jun 2023 · 54 minutes
2: The God of Recovery

As Eric Spofford tells it, he spent his teen years in the throes of addiction and crime. When he got... more

06 Jun 2023 · 49 minutes
The 13th Step
Update: A New Bill and a Final Ruling
The 13th Step