The former empire of legal-highs godfather Matt Bowden is disintegrating - three of his properties, worth more than $5 million, are listed for mortgagee sale.
Creditors are circling as liquidators dispose of the remains of his multimillion-dollar fortune.
But the recreational drugs manufacturer is vowing to reinvent himself by developing natural therapies to fight drug addiction.
"Rather than feeding people's desire for self-destruction, I'm interested now in products that have some benefits or allow people to make better life decisions," he said. "I think that's what the community will support."