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Fortune
Maya Richard-Craven

Executives with addictions are hiring sober companions for up to $4,000 a day for continuous recovery support. For some, they may be key to preventing relapse

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John was a successful COO at an agriculture company. But the stress that accompanied his success was fueling an addiction.

The San Francisco-based executive—referred to only by his first name for privacy reasons—used both alcohol and drugs to escape from the high-pressure realities of his job for a decade—until he had a “wake-up moment.”

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