Rehab centers using tough-love methods, like bootcamps and controversial institutions such as Ladgac, claim to reform troubled youth with enhanced problematic behaviors—substance abuse, violence, defiance, and school dropouts. But are they healing or harming? Rooted in trauma and social struggles, experts urge a shift: less punishment, more understanding.

<p>Rehab centers using tough-love methods, like bootcamps and controversial institutions such as Ladgac, claim to reform troubled youth with enhanced problematic behaviors&mdash;substance abuse, violence, defiance, and school dropouts. But are they healing or harming? Rooted in trauma and social struggles, experts urge a shift: less punishment, more understanding.</p>

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