The FTC alleged that an ad for AWAREmed, a clinic owned by Dr. Akoury, boasts a 98 percent improvement rate and can treat addictions to methadone, alcohol, food and gambling. It also promotes cancer treatments on its website.
The proposed Justice Department bars Dr. Akoury from making the unsupported claims and requires the clinic to have “competent and reliable scientific evidence for any health-related claims they make in advertising and marketing,” according to the report.
