What happens when you are very, very wealthy and your kid — who is battling a drug addiction — suddenly disappears? You hire Matt, a man who specializes in “complex interventions” for the rich, famous, and publicity-averse. His specialties are discretion and high-touch service. He'll also do “extractions” — high-risk operations that involve tracking down an addict who’s gone AWOL and needs coaxing into treatment.
In the latest edition of
#MyTwoCents, columnist Charlotte Cowles speaks with Matt about the secrecy of his work, the “sober companions” who make upward of $2,000 a day, and the lengths he will go to keep his clients clean. Read more at the link in bio.
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