Intensity is the core of The Other Side Academy’s process. It’s not for everyone ^20.8%

KUER - By Sydnee Chapman, Eric S. Peterson - 6/14/2026, 8:00 AM

Negativity Bias 17.1% - Anecdotal 11.7% - Appeal to Authority 10.7%

The following story was reported by The Utah Investigative Journalism Project in partnership with KUER. Michael Christian had struggled with addiction for the better part of a decade when he learned about The Other Side Academy on TikTok. The handful of treatment programs he attended during that time hadn’t stuck. “I just didn't know... more