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“It was a nightmare and I felt like an animal.” Valerie was one of the US teenagers who claim they were forced into the Straight Inc drug rehab programme in the 80s and abused, tortured and brainwashed. In a podcast from the production company of Robert Downey Jr and Susan Downey, Valerie speaks to host Cyndy Etler – who was also in the “tough love” project – for a series that uncovers what really happened. Hollie Richardson

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