'Body Brokers' Review: Drug Abuse Is Big Business for More Than Just the Dealers 'Body Brokers' Review: Drug Abuse Is Big Business for More Than Just the Dealers Director John Swab survived drug addiction to share this shocking exposé of how opportunists are exploiting a loophole in recovery programs. Peter Debruge, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Running time: Running time: 113 MIN. Courtesy of Vertical Entertainment Of all the dramas made about substance abuse, “Body Brokers” is the first I can recall about the “treatment industry” itself, that multibillion-dollar sector dedicated to helping hard-drug users kick the habit, and its conclusion is startling: Addiction is a veritable money machine for doctors, therapists and pharmaceutical companies alike, a substantial number of whom thrive not on recovery but on repeat business. The shadier among them rely on low-level recruiters, or “body brokers,” to keep the system supplied with souls in need of saving — or else just some easy cash.