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September

Warwick Parer, managing director of Southern Highlands Addiction Retreat, in the bushland surrounding the luxury facility.

Even $10,000-a-week rehab is no guarantee of getting clean

A luxury industry has grown around helping wealthy drug addicts kick their habit, but patients say recovery takes more than money.

  • Julie Hare
Pablo, Charlotte and Jessica Miller cut their tech use as a family - card games together have really increased since.

Four steps to cut your technology addiction (and your kids’ as well)

The government is planning to impose age limits on social media for children. But how are adults’ screen addictions driving the next generation’s scrolling?

  • Hannah Wootton

January

Luxury rehab centre Hills and Ranges Private offers their high-end guests private jet transfers.

Rehab retreat for the rich and famous seeks capital partner

Advisers are likely to pitch HARP as a healthcare play over tourism with addiction education at its core.

  • Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport

January 2023

In a digital age when everything from supermarket shops to parking payments requires a device, ditching technology altogether just isn’t an option.

Do you need to go on a digital diet?

Is your mobile device ruling your life? Here, the experts suggest brilliant strategies to change your behaviour and get back to the real world

  • Antonia Hoyle

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