The past decade has seen an unprecedented increase in SUD, and OUD. Increased demand for treatment, along with the enhanced benefits of the Affordable Care Act, have opened the door to fraud and abuse in marketing, treatment and recovery housing industries. False marketing, patient brokering, and corrupt recovery housing has driven legitimate providers out of business, while patient health, safety and recovery has suffered. This presentation will expose the corruption of bad actors, while offering concrete steps government and industry can take to enhance ethics and protect legitimate providers and their vulnerable patients.