1. Staffel 1 (15 Episoden)

Die Emmy-prämierte Serie kehrt zurück und begleitet weiterhin Menschen, die von Drogen, Alkohol oder anderen zwanghaften Verhaltensweisen abhängig und am Rande des Abgrunds stehen. Jede Folge schildert den Alltag eines Süchtigen.

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Episode 1

Alyson, a three-time White House intern and an award-winning student, met a boy in college who initiated her into a lifestyle of heavy drug use. She is addicted to morphine and crack and has returned to live with her parents. Alyson now steals painkillers from her dying father and works at alienating her mother and sister. A 38-year-old former stockbroker, Tommy, is addicted to cocaine. He has quit his job, drained his retirement account and sold his luxury condo to sustain his habit, ending up on the street. Both Alyson and Tommy are confronted by their friends, families and professional interventionists, and urged to get help.

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Episode 2

Gabe is addicted to gambling and has lost over $200,000 in the casino. He has even withdrawn money from his parent's accounts without them knowing about it. Vanessa, who was a recurring guest star on the hit show ER, is addicted to shopping. She is heading towards bankruptcy. They both receive interventions so that they can get help and turn their lives around. But they have to want to change.

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Episode 3

The family calls in interventionist Jeff VanVonderen to help Jerrie, 29, who is addicted to the painkiller Vicodin. She has been forging physician signatures on prescriptions and scouring the waterfront for drug dealers. Friends try to help Tamela, 24, a bright artist who was molested as a child and now cuts herself with razorblades. They call in interventionist Candy Finnigan in hopes that Tamela will recognize her great potential and go to treatment.

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Episode 4

Parents and friends intervene to save Alissa, a compulsive gambler who has lost more than $30,000 on 25-cent slots. Meanwhile her boyfriend juggles three jobs just to make ends meet for them. Then we meet Brian, whose crystal meth habit feeds his sex addiction and sends him trolling the streets for new partners every day.

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Episode 5

At 24, Sara had everything she ever wanted in her sleepy Minnesota town. She had a fairy-tale wedding in Hawaii, a beautiful baby girl, a house, three cars, and even competed in beauty pageants. Then, it all abruptly ended in divorce. Not knowing how else to cope Sara turned to Crystal Meth, and now uses every day, all day if she can. A self-labeled ""junkie,"" Sara has lost everything, including custody of her daughter. She currently lives with her parents and exists in an endless cycle of drugs, stealing, lying, drug testing, and court appearances. Her family says the only hope for Sara is an Intervention.

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Episode 6

An addiction to crystal meth threatens the life of Travis Meeks, a former rock 'n' roll star. Can his girlfriend and family get him into treatment before it's too late? And Matt, who comes from an upper-middle class home, is addicted to crack-cocaine and has stolen from his family and friends to support his habit. Desperate, his parents turn to an interventionist to save Matt from himself.

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Episode 7

Peter, a 21-year-old college graduate and aspiring actor, is wasting his life to a serious video game addiction. Alienated from his mother who abandoned him when he was 12, Peter escapes into the fantasy world of video games instead of dealing with the problems of his real life. Now living with his father and brother, Peter identifies only to the characters in the games he plays, and he is steadily losing his grasp on reality. Renee is a young mother of two small children who is married to a husband who adores her. But Renee is struggling with a deadly eating disorder -- bulimia. A past victim of domestic violence and sexual abuse, Renee binge eats to deal with the pain. Caught in a vicious cycle, she is killing herself by taking laxatives and water pills after she binges. Her husband and friends worry that she will die young and that her destructive habits will be passed on to her children.

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Episode 8

Once the valedictorian of New Hope Christian Academy, Tina is now a real-life desperate housewife. Taking 10-20 vicodin a day simply to function (and supplementing her usage with percocet), this mother of a 3-and-a-half year old son spends her days gambling her house and car payments while stoned on prescription pills. With most of her jewelry in pawn shops, and forced to take paycheck advances even though her husband of 14 years has a $100,000+ annual income, Tina now writes insurance policies from home and spends her days at horse tracks and in Bingo halls. Favoring horse tracks because she can take her son with her, Tina says that "my addictions have cost me my life." With her marriage, health and finances in complete crisis (she has spent "hundreds of thousands of dollars on gambling and pills"), her husband Harley says that "this show may be the only thing left that can save our lives."

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Episode 9

Cristine is a 29-year-old wife and mother. While she loves her family, she can't live without her beer. Cristine drinks at least 18 beers a day, starting at 7am, sneaking out during work and not stopping until she passes out at night. Her husband's scared for their son and her mother's terrified that Cristine is killing herself. They are staging an Intervention in hopes that Cristine will get help. Kelly is an anorexic who is down to 93 pounds. And now her young daughter Disa is following in her footsteps, often picking at food and sometimes refusing to eat all together. Kelly's friends are seeking help not just to save Kelly, but her daughter as well.

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Episode 10

This story, presented from the Intervention angle, will be an emotional look into the true crisis moment of an upper-middle class family from picturesque Huntington Beach trying to "save their son from certain death." Once lovable and talented, Kelly scored well above the genius level with a 160 in Abstract Reasoning on his IQ test. However, Kelly suffers from severe dyslexia and scored a 40 in language. Placed into emotionally and mentally challenged classes as a child, Kelly's family went on to sue the Malibu School System and prevailed - but not before Kelly had lost all of his self-esteem and hopes of a normal education. The grandchild of legendary comedian Jackie Coogan (Uncle Fester on "The Addam's Family"), the now 23-year-old Kelly is a bright, creative and engaging young man - who sleeps in the bushes and uses the jail as a revolving door. Once an athlete excelling in rollerblading, Kelly was recently robbed of his blades while passed out in a park. The story will open as we join Kelly's family searching for him as he has disappeared again on a binge -- the search will start at the local hospitals and jails. The family, in their own words below, sees Intervention as the last hope for their son. Holding Kelly's beloved dog as leverage in the local pound, Leslie and Rob are committed to getting Kelly into treatment at any cost. This 49-year-old good-looking graduate from Texas Christian University sold commercial real estate and had a promising future. Now, he is addicted to prescription pain medication including heavy amounts of the narcotic, oxycontin. Part of a growing epidemic of back pain sufferers in America abusing prescription medication, Mark has undergone seven spinal surgeries that his family is not sure he needed - seemingly to get more medication. Tracing the roots of his problems to a motorcycle accident at the age of 15 (he suffered a broken arm and whiplash), Mark claims he has been dealing with failed back syndrome ever since. Mark takes high doses of medication each day including 240 mg of dezerol, 360 mg of oxycontin, 120 mg of roxycodone and either Paxil, Xanax or Trazodone, on top of a morphine drip that he has implanted in his back. Denying his family access to his doctors or medical records, Mark admits that the amount of medication he takes would kill most people. And, on top of all these pills, Mark also steals oxycontin from his wife who is dying of Stage 4 Bone Cancer - she was given 2 months to live in December of 2004. Mark has agreed to speak about his life and the medication he takes. Facing Mark in his denial is certain to be emotional and explosive - and truly the final chance for his dying wife, Carolyn, to see her husband clean.

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Episode 11

Rachel, now 26, grew up a beautiful child in idyllic upper-middle class Maryland. But her body is withering away and she hasn't been home in years. Rachel is addicted to heroin and lives on the streets, making money as a prostitute. Her family and friends know she has already hit bottom and is nearing death. An Intervention is their only hope for Rachel. Tommy is a 38-year-old executive from Texas. He began using cocaine heavily a little over a year and half ago. Since that time Tommy quit his job, sold his Lexus, his retirement plan and his million-dollar condo to sustain his cocaine habit. Most of his furniture and other possessions have been sold for cocaine. Tommy is homeless. He is riding around on a bicycle. He sleeps on the roof of his friends' condos or on park benches. He hides from his friends and family because he is so ashamed at what his life has become. The people who love and care for him are desperate for him to get help, an Intervention is their last hope.

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Episode 12

Michael has a serious rage problem. He has a history of violent behavior and has been known to punch holes into the walls of his father's house. Randi is a bulimic and a crystal meth addict. She is in denial of her condition and cannot deal with the fact that she was sexually abused as a kid.

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Episode 13

A school athlete is addicted to pills and beer after emotional pain. A former wrestling star has turned into a drug addict after a car accident left him paralyzed from the waist down. Even in a wheelchair, he has no problem getting high.

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Episode 14

This emotional documentary series helps all types of people face their fears and hopefully cure them of their addictions. This special will allow us to see what happened to everyone after his or her intervention. In addition, letting us see if their intervention was successful or not.

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Episode 15

Christmas brings us a follow-up episode. We get updated on previous addicts' present situations. We delve into their lives after the invention and brief follow-up that appears at the end of each episode. We meet again with the addicts several weeks after their interventions for them to update us on their condition, their family and friends and their lives.

2. Staffel 2 (24 Episoden)

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Episode 1

Corrine is a dynamic 18 year old student who recently dropped out of college. An academic and athlete, Corrine started using drugs after a sexual abuse incident more than 4 years ago. However, the problem grew worse, and Corrine is now addicted to using a mixture of heroin and methamphetamines. This dangerous mix, in combination with her diabetes medical condition, poses dramatic health problems. Can Corrine's family save her from another trip to the emergency room?

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Episode 2

Howard is a professional driving instructor to those that need additional skills and training, such as police officiers. But, Howard has a problem. When he\'s not driving, he\'s drinking. Now, Howard\'s liver is failing and he needs to stop or face a complete shut-down of his body. Audrey is a 24 year-old with a heavy addiction to heroin. Audrey has been living on the streets and barely sees her family. Her family is devastated and hopes that an intervention can turn Audrey\'s life around.

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Episode 3

Adam will do anything to get heroin. He regularly engages in stealing, begging, and harassing to the shock of his family. His family is hoping that an intervention will change his deviant ways. Michael is not the typical addict. However, Michael is inflicting terror in his family by using rage as a means of getting what he wants. His violent actions have put the family at risk for abuse. Can an intervention show Michael the destruction he is causing?

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Episode 4

Heidi is not your typical addict. Instead of drugs or alcohol, Heidi has an obsession with plastic surgery and is a compulsive shopper. Heidi\'s difficult past continues to haunt her through the intervention process. Michelle has also had a difficult past with the death of a parent and sexual abuse. Michelle is currently coping with the use of methamphetamines. This dangerous drug has her family worried that every new day might be Michelle\'s last.

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Episode 5

Salina has had problems for the past eleven years. She has been battling severe bulimia and a shopping addiction. Lately, she has been trying out a new addiction, self-mutiliation which prompts her family to contact the show. Her family is desperately hoping that she will reach out and take the lifeline. Troy had relocated to LA and had a bright future ahead of him until his recreational crystal meth usage blew up into a full addiction. Troy claims to have had hundreds of homosexual encounters whilst high. Troy is now homeless and has no job but survives on selling meth. He says that injecting himself with crystal meth helps him survive on the street. His long time friends contacted Intervention to save him

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Episode 6

Kristen lost her grandfather, and her parents divorced in the same year. No one ever explained what loss was to her, and that year was the year everything changed. She went from a good student and daughter, to a life of drugs, sex, and defiance in grade 8. She became pregnant when she was 18 to a daughter named Sadie. Now Kristen, 24, lives a life addicted to heroin. She says it only took one try of the addictive drug to be hooked. Now her daughter lives with her father, and Kristen only sees her once a week, under supervision of her Mother. Sadie does not want to ever sleepover at her moms house because she is afraid of her when she is either high on heroin, or getting beat up by her abusive boyfriend. Kristen lost her job as a prostitute during filming of Intervention because they found out about the documentary. Finally Kristen has the intervention, and agrees to go to counselling after a little encouragement from her uncle and daughter. Kristen successfully completed the program.

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Episode 7

This follow-up episode showed life after the intervention for Brooks, Audrey and Cristine. Cristine's life used to be all about alcohol. She would drink at breakfast, on the train to work, and all day long afterwards. Her drinking was destroying her love life, as well as the rest of her families. Cristine is now clean, and has kept that way since her intervention. Brooks was addicted to all drugs ever since he was paralyzed in a ATV accident. Him and his brother Ian would rent hotels and do drugs together. Both got interventions, and both went to treatment. Since their interventions, both were tested positive for pot. Audrey was addicted to heroin. She used to be a star athlete, but after she came out to her parents that she was a lesbian, she has been hooked on the drug. Since her intervention, she has been clean, and back to playing the sports she once loved.

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Episode 8

Antwahn and Billy are two men who are about to fall off the edge. Antwahn played basketball professionally for Los Angeles Clippers and in Europe for over a decade, but then a knee injury cut his career short. He began to binge on crack-cocaine and ended up homeless on skid row. Billy is your stereotypical drug user, he searches for any type of fix for his desperate need of drugs, and professes a love for the needle. He's a chronic heroin user, he steals his mother's Xanax and her Avon income, and shoots up cocaine intravenously. It's time for an Intervention for these two men.

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Episode 9

Annie is both anorexic and bulimic. She is engaged to a man, Kevin, who desperately wants an Intervention for her before her eating disorders kill her. Amy turned to drugs after she was sexually molested at age 16. She tried to deal with the pain with drugs but instead ended up living on park benches with her boyfriend. Amy's mother has reached to Intervention as a last resort. Can interventions save these two young women?

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Episode 10

Chuckie is 28, the son of a famous musician and was born in the 70s, the decade of rock 'n' roll. He was surrounded by musicians all his life and grew up as a priveleged kid. He aspired to be an athlete or a singer. Drugs got in the way of his dreams though. He was born addicted to heroin, the third generation addict. Drugs have taken over his life and he is the last family member not to get clean. It's time for him to step up and accept his intervention.

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Episode 11

Gina is the fun-loving girl who thirsts for life and is ambitious, but who struggles with an addiction to drugs. Andrea is a 30 year old promising single mother who is addicted to the party scene. She's a brilliant mother by day, a alcoholic and a drug addict by night. This is her chance to turn her life around with an intervention.

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Episode 12

John is a man who is highly addicted to crack and alcohol. He turned to drugs at 13 when he lost his mother. His family is now staging in Intervention to try and save him.

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Episode 13

Remember Antwahn and Rachel? See how they're doing on this follow up episode.

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Episode 14

Tammi is a 45 year old woman hooked on alcohol despite her middle class upbringing. Her family paid for everything from golf lessons to tennis lessons. Daniel is a man who got addicted to meth after trying it out as a result of his emotional difficulties surrounding his molestation. Interventions are the only hopes for these two adults now.

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Episode 15

Mike's past of being a high achiever left him behind when he began speed balling, mixing herion with cocaine. He's lost everything and an intervention is his only option to potentially put his life back together again. James was also a smart person, a student with straight As until he started to take meth to try and deal with his mother's near fatal illness. His mother has contacted Intervention to try and save her son.

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Episode 16

Tim has a major problem...crack. Before the drugs, he was headed on the right path. He was a successful producer and musician with a bright future. He let crack run his life and he almost lost everything.

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Episode 17

Betsy went through a devastating time when her marriage fell apart. She began drinking heavily to help the pain. Her family is trying to help her with no results. They finally give her an ultimatum. She either quits drinking or she will lose all of their support and she would be on her own.

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Episode 18

Cristy had a bright career in front of her as a clothing designer until she got hooked on crystal meth and alcohol at age 13. She gets her money for drugs by stripping in a local bar. Her family has been trying to help for a very long time. Cristy's dad has seen her deteriorate right up to this lowest point. She is on the verge of a psychotic state and has already been diagnosed with a psychological disorder.

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Episode 19

Once a socialite, high school cheerleader, regular actress on All My Children and The Doctors, and was a once very successful interior decorator. Now Sylvia, working as a retailer, has been an alcoholic for 5 years. She drinks up to 15 mini bottles of vodka a day, visits the bar on her lunch break, goes to work drunk, and drives home drunk. Her children were taken away from her and now live with her ex-husband. Her mother oftens comes to her house, and searches for Sylvia's stash and throws anything she can find in the garbage. Everyone can see Sylvia's problem is getting worse day by day, and an intervention may be Sylvia's only chance to save herself.

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Episode 20

Jessie, a 21 year old college student studying medicine and hopes of working in medical field, has been bulimic for 3 years. She eats everything and anything she can get, and purges up to 3 times a day. She was forced to leave college, and was kicked out of her sorority for eating everyones share of food. Then she was kicked out of her parent's house because they couldn't afford to feed her anymore. Now she works as a hostess by day, and secretly is a stripper by night to support her disorder. Laurie, a mother of 3, is addicted to pain killers. She takes a variety of pills daily, up to 10 a day. Now her children live with her parents because they were taken away from Laurie. Both girls families' have interventions to save there lives, and both agree to the terms.

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Episode 21

Lauren seemed to be on exactly the right track in life. In high school she was a cheerleader, a dancer, a swimmer and a fabulous student. After graduating college, she became a high school health and gym teacher and was highly admired by the students. All of this was a smokescreen however for her fast growing problem - her addiction to heroin. This three year problem has cost Lauren her job and her apartment. She has resorted to living with her mother and is plagued by mood swings. Her family feels that their only hope for Lauren lies in an intervention.

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3. Staffel 3 (15 Episoden)

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Episode 1

Ryan and his family are one of those families that look perfect. Stick them under a microscope however and you will find that beneath the posh home in northern California, Ryan's sucess as a drummer, beneath this, Ryan is secretly an OxyContin addict. He injects it up to 15 times per day and his mood swing are far less than tolerable. His family hopes an intervention will save him.

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Episode 2

Another family has been torn by addiction. Jacob's mother has been a drug user and a dealer in the past. Yet, she puts her past behind her and pleads for her son to stop his current destructive state of using alcohol and prescription drugs. She knows if he continues to stay addicted, death is the only outcome. Jacob is a violent drunk and endangers others in his binge drinking episodes by driving while intoxicated. He has been to the ER more than a few times and recently had to be resuscitated from a no pulse state because of an overdose on alcohol in combination with pills. Jacob is extremely persistent in his actions and behaviors, and is severely addicted to alcohol. Can his mother and family turn his life around with an intervention?

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Episode 3

Anorexia and bulimia affect millions of people worldwide. Kim, who is 34 years old, is one of them, with a life that has tragically fallen apart. In school, she was extroverted, successful, and popular. However, her insecurities about her looks soon took over her life enticing her to engage in binging and purging. Kim’s husband divorced her and she has lost her job. She had no choice but to move back in with her parents with a promise to get her life back together. Kim’s stepfather has seen this promise go by for years. He has never seen Kim as her normal self and is frustrated that her promise has not been met, even with all the help they have given. They do not get along well and the tension fuels Kim to abstain from food for days at a time. Kim’s parents, especially her mother, have been mentally anguished because of the burden of the disease. Kim’s mother, a nurse at the local hospital, pleads with Kim to get help and get her life back together and so that the whole family can return to normal.

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Episode 4

Anthony is part of a large loving family that has experienced a lot of pain. His sister overdosed on heroin and died as a result. The shock of her death has left the whole family in pieces. Anthony had been casually smoking lighter drugs at the time, but then switched to cocaine to numb the pain. He is also heavily addicted to injecting methadone, an opioid substance like morphine and heroin. He switches between the two all day and night. His father allows him to work at one of his pizzerias but does not pay him much of the time for fear that he will use the money for drugs. When he does pay him, Anthony usually always goes against his father’s wishes. Anthony’s father is desperate for him to get help and hates to see his son hooked on hard drugs. Anthony’s mother is still recovering from her daughter’s death and the anguish over Anthony’s drug use has had severe mental and physical effects on her. Many other family members, including his other siblings, uncles, and cousins have agreed to participate in this intervention in hopes that Anthony will change his destructive and deadly ways

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Episode 5

Trent, 33, has a severe addiction to heroin, an opioid substance like morphine. He comes from a family of violence and abuse and his parents are divorced. Trent has been addicted to various drugs for over 22 years and has tried treatment over a dozen times. Trent has lost everything: over 70 pounds, his home, his job, and all of his money to this recent addiction. He has hepatitis C and is malnourished. He steals to buy drugs in the city every morning and injects heroin up to 10 times a day. His girlfriend of many years has stood by him and takes care of him by offering her home on some cold nights. She has pushed him to go to treatment but this time the heroin addiction is just too strong. Trent doesn't believe it will do any good this time. Trent still loves his girlfriend and wants to be with her and is extremely frustrated that his addiction has taken this much toll on his life. He wants to get help very badly, but the addiction runs his life now. Can his friends and distant mother turn his life around and make him the excellent chef he once was?

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Episode 6

Dillon injects methamphetamine, or "meth", a psychostimulant hard drug. After his parents split up in a bitter divorce, he rejects his mother, Tammy, and lives with his abusive and alcoholic father. Tammy protests this and pleads Dillon to get help before the drugs cause more erratic and destructive behavior. Dillon somehow finds out that he is on the show and threatens to leave town if the family tries anything. He orders the directors to stop filming and kicks them out of his father’s trailer. Tammy and Interventionist Jeff VanVonderen have to quickly set the intervention in place. They gather the family members together to make their statements. They also call upon the local police department for help because they think Dillon is going to be exceptionally violent about the whole situation.

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Episode 7

Jessica is a 21 year old from a close family that is being torn apart from her heroin addiction. Heroin is from the same addictive family as called opiates and also includes morphine, codeine, and opium. Coming together for this intervention is showing to be increasingly difficult. Hubert is 50 and struggles with a difficult past full of painful memories. Alcohol has helped him cope in the wrong ways and it is his siblings who come to help him try to turn the past 6 months of hard addiction into a road to recovery.

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Episode 8

Laney is an alcoholic who has lost everything she had dreamed for. She has already been to the Emergency Room numerous times and once to the ICU. Her body is heavily damaged from years of abuse. Desparate for attention from her divorced husband whom she still has feeling for, her days are full of binge drinking for hours at a time. Laney's family is upset that it has gotten this far. Laney has also openly mentioned suicidal thoughts as well pushing the family for an intervention as soon as possible. Can Laney get help before it's too late?

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Episode 9

Ashley, 20, is a user of various drugs and regularly runs away from her problems at home. She has done it countless times, whenever she wants to escape from something she doesn't want to do. She dislikes her family's strict religious views and values and has since drawn away from them to live by her own rules. But can she survive alone and without her family's support? The family comes together to try and change Ashley's strayful ways with an intervention.

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Episode 10

Andrea is a nurse and also a crack addict. She knows the effects of the drug and the consequences, yet she continues to put her life at risk. Her family is very worried about her and hopes that an intervention can get her back on the right track. Ricky was a well-rounded student with good marks and great athletic abilities. He has served the country as a police officer and by being part of the military. His addiction to heroin has tainted his accomplishments and needs an intervention to change his life.

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Episode 11

Leslie is a mother of three kids and a prominent member of the community. She volunteers her time at her children's school and at the local church. However, she's hiding a dark and raging addiction to alcohol that threatens the family's stability. After many encounters with the law because of her addiction, can Leslie finally choose her family over alcohol with the help of an intervention?

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Episode 12

Coley has a good life with his wife and family as well as a good job in the forestry industry. Yet, Coley has an addiction to crystal meth and snorts the substance on a daily basis. This makes his job much more endangering than it really should be. Coley\'s life, filled with the things he loves most, is falling apart, and the only solution the family sees is sending him to treatment.

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Episode 13

Caylee, 23, is bulimic and has an addiction to heroin. She has dropped down to 80 lbs, which is dangerously low. Caylee's mother, Christy, has been a major influence for her addictive behavior. Christy has had a terrible past and has hidden bulimia from her family since she was much younger, over 30 years ago. Christy taught Caylee how to watch her weight and together they now suffer from this very dangerous eating disorder. The family wants to help both of them, but they need to have Christy present at the intervention to first confront Caylee. Then, the family plans to confront Christy, with treatment options for both of them.

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Episode 14

Pam is an alcoholic with a terrible past full of failed marriages and abuse. She uses drinking to cope with her past and to try to move forward in her life. Cirrhosis, the degradation of the liver due specifically to alcohol, has already claimed one member of her family. Her family does not want Pam to be the second victim and urge her through an Intervention to agree to treatment.

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Episode 15

Jill was a successful beautiful person but was betrayed by a boyfriend who distributed copies of a tape that depicted them having sex. Now, Jill is depressed and hurt, using a substance to numb her pain. Jill is becoming addicted to alcohol and fast. Her family wants to have an intervention in the hopes of preventing any further damage.

4. Staffel 4 (17 Episoden)

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5. Staffel 5 (17 Episoden)

Diese Staffel widmet sich unter anderem einer essgestörten jungen Mutter, einer Kaufsüchtigen, die sich selbst schlägt, und einer Frau in einer Missbrauchsbeziehung.

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Episode 1

After a troubled childhood that sent him to juvenile hall for felony arson, Chad's father introduced him to cycling at age 15. Chad went pro and cycled on the same team as Lance Armstrong. But after getting kicked off the team for "personality conflicts," Chad was crushed and turned to drugs. Now homeless, Chad spends his days panhandling, smoking crack, and drinking. His family's many efforts to get him off the streets have failed. Their last hope is an intervention.

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Episode 2

To the outside world, the life of 40-year-old Dan may seem ideal. Dan is married to a supportive wife, Sarah and has a beautiful daughter, Ava. He loves music and works as a first mate for a snorkeling and whale-watching boat company on a stunning Hawaiian island. But everything is not what it seems: Dan is an alcoholic. An adolescence filled with physical violence and verbal abuse left Dan with deep emotional pain and the loss of his son Miles after only a few days of life only intensified the pain. Dan's family desperately hopes that an intervention will turn his life around.

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Episode 3

She sits in her garage every day, popping painkillers, anti-depressants, anti-psychotics and sleeping pills. Sandra's pill use is so bad that her two sons, 17 and 11, have left the house. Her best friend, Julie, moved in with her and although Julie suffers from multiple sclerosis, she takes care of all the housework. Julie and Sandra's husband, Dan, ration Sandra's pills so she doesn't overdose. They know they're enabling her, but they're afraid of what will happen if they stop. Sandra's family is ready to try an intervention, but they're not sure she'll ever choose her family over her addiction.

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Episode 4

A talented motocross rider, Charles, 23, is still dealing with terrible childhood memories. When he was seven, his father went to jail for molesting him and his younger brother and his mother became an alcoholic. Today, he uses heroin and alcohol to blot out his memories, but he's pushed most of his family away. Now, his half-sister, Lindsey, is reuniting the family in one last attempt to help Charles with an intervention.

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Episode 5

A Sophia Loren look-alike, Marie was born into an Italian mob family. When her parents' marriage ended, Marie and her mother struggled with extreme poverty. Marie's three marriages ended in divorce, but she was still determined to give her children what she didn't have growing up. Despite her own unhappy love life, she became a highly successful matchmaker and well-known socialite. She even appeared on shows like 60 Minutes. Then Marie met her fourth husband, Bora, an addict and alcoholic. Marie tried to clean him up, but developed her own addiction to alcohol. Bora's alcoholism killed him and now Marie is headed down the same road – fast. Marie's family knows an intervention is her last hope.

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Episode 6

Growing up in a South Boston neighborhood run by the Irish mob, Tom got caught up in the gangster lifestyle. By his 20s, he was dealing drugs and running with the wise guys while holding down his day job as a fireman at the Boston Fire Department. Throughout it all, Tom remained a dedicated and loving father to his four children. Eventually, Tom's other life caught up with him after being indicted on drug charges. He lost everything – his house, his job and his family's respect.

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Episode 7

Teasing caused Asa to be insecure about his weight, ethnicity, and sexuality. He became bulimic and started using drugs and alcohol to deal with harsh realities. Asa is a medical science student and knows all about how his addictions are affecting his body, but he is unable to stop on his own. Can his family come together to get him the help he needs?

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Episode 8

Derek became depressed in his thirties and started to drink to cope with his troubles and responsibilities. Now, Derek has lost his wife and he laments this and continues to drink to drown this loss. Derek's family is worried because he has tried to commit suicide. They feel an intervention is their last hope to help Derek.

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Trauma from childhood caused Allison to quit her aspirations of becoming a doctor halfway through her pre-medical program at college. Allison's parents also got divorced and she started to inhale a compressed gas used as a computer dust remover. The mixture of chemicals is potentially fatal with every use, however, Allison uses up to 10 cans per day. Can Jeff turn Allison's life around?

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A disturbing look into one small town in northern Alabama where many are struggling with addiction to methamphetamines and other drugs. People offer their stories including Chuck, a father who may lose custody of his children; Boo, who has become aged horribly due to long-time drug use; Shanta, who used the drug while pregnant. Dr. Holley explains her interest in helping the entire town rid the addiction. A special, first-of-its-kind episode of Intervention you can't miss.

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Phillip, 44, is an established singer and writer but has had an unstable childhood full of pain. He numbs that pain with alcohol but has lost his career and his family. Can he break this cycle of recklessness and restore his lost relationships, especially the one with his daughter?

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Once a police officer until injured, Mike now 67, used to catch addicts and drug dealers. Now, Mike's OCD signs are emerging, with his obsessions about germs forcing him to wash his hands over 40 times a day. The obsessions of germs is so bad, that Mike starves thinking his food is spoiled. Jenny, 32, was treated for endometriosis which crushed her dreams of having a family. She turned to prescription drugs but her addiction escalated to heroin and methamphetamines. Jenny has overdosed several times already. Can her family stop enabling her drug use and get her the help she needs?

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An episode of Intervention where former addicts come together for a candid discussion on what has changed since their time on the show. Have they gotten their lives back on tract? How are their relationships? Those participating include Sylvia (Season 2. Ep#32), Michelle (Season 2, Ep#17), Hubert (Season 3, Ep#41), Dillon (Season 3, Ep#40), and Coley (Season 3, Ep#46). Also interviewed the regular interventionists: Jeff, Candy, and Ken. The special is hosted by Chris Lawford.

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When Kristen was 3, her parents divorced and soon after her grandparents died, and Kristen somehow felt responsible. Then Kristen's mother married an alcoholic and addict, whose daughter introduced Kristen to drugs. By 15, Kristen was getting high. Currently, Kristen shoots heroin and cocaine, and then stays with her parents to recover. Ridden with guilt, Kristen's mother is desperate to save her only daughter's life.

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Ed, 53, and Bettina, 49, had a picture-perfect life, including three adoring kids, a dream home, sports cars, motorcycles, and a respected place in their church community. But six years ago, Ed made a bad career move and ended up unemployed. He and Bettina lost everything they had worked for. They began to drink, and quickly became alcoholics. Ed has been hospitalized for internal bleeding, and Bettina for withdrawals so excruciating she thought she was dying. Their children have begged them to stop drinking but they need an intervention now to help their parents.

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Medicine cabinets are fuller than ever today. In one port town on Florida's west coast, pharmaceutical drug abuse and its often fatal consequences are sharply on the rise, particularly among teenagers and other young people. This year, deaths from pharmaceutical drug overdoses in the area are on pace to exceed accidental deaths from car accidents. Legal drugs account for three times as many overdoses as illegal drugs - an alarming finding. Pain clinics prescribe opioids like aspirin. Meet several people whose lives have been taken over by abuse of deadly and addictive drugs, all of which are perfectly legal. We'll also meet a group of community members and experts who are taking to the streets and airwaves in the hopes of stopping this silent epidemic once and for all.

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In the third episode of the in-depth focus, the documentary team travel to Boston, where parents are confronted with a common problem: kids using heroin. They talk to some of the users and follow some through a group therapy session. See how the courts got involved as well to get mandatory treatments. See how members of the community are dealing with and trying to change the problem. Donnie Walhberg narrates

6. Staffel 6 (14 Episoden)

Die Interventionen in dieser Staffel betreffen ein Genie mit enormen Spielschulden und einen Feuerwehrmann, der nach einem traumatischen Ereignis zum Alkoholiker wurde.

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Gabe wurde von seinen leiblichen Eltern verlassen und fühlte sich stets als Außenseiter. Irgendwann begann er damit, seinen Schmerz mit Heroin zu betäuben.

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Jeff war einst ein heldenhafter Feuerwehrmann, der auch einem Kollegen einst das Leben rettete. Doch ein traumatisches Ereignis machte ihn zum Alkoholiker.

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Die eineiigen Zwillinge Sonia und Julia wuchsen in einem liebevollen Zuhause auf und waren schon als Kinder unzertrennlich. Inzwischen bedroht Magersucht ihr Leben.

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Als Donald fünf Jahre alt war, ließen sich seine Eltern scheiden. Er war ein erfolgreicher Boxer, bis er einer Gang beitrat. Nun sind die Drogen sein härtester Gegner.

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Nikki war eine exzellente Schülerin. Doch der Tod ihrer Großmutter erschütterte sie so sehr, dass sie begann, Crack zu konsumieren. Ihre Drogensucht hält bis heute an.

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Aaron avancierte vom Kampfsportchampion zum Pornostar. Beide beruflichen Laufbahnen scheiterten schließlich an seiner Crystal-Sucht.

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Trotz zweier liebevoller Kinder und eines liebenden Ehemannes hat Danielle eine Percocet-Sucht entwickelt, die sie womöglich das Leben kosten könnte.

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Joey leidet unter einer zerstörerischen Heroinsucht. Als wäre das noch nicht genug, ist außerdem seine Karriere als Tätowierkünstler in Gefahr.

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Mit manipulativem Charme bringt Gloria ihre Familie dazu, ihre Alkoholsucht zu tolerieren. Nun schwänzt sie die Arbeit und gibt ihr gesamtes Geld für Alkohol aus.

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Während ihre Mutter auf der Arbeit war, war Marci mit ihrem alkoholkranken Vater allein zu Hause. Ihre eigene Alkohol- und Drogensucht kostete sie jüngst ihre Familie.

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Dank der malerischen Kleinstädte von ganz besonderem Charme halten viele Menschen diese Region in Nordkalifornien für ein amerikanisches Paradies.

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7. Staffel 7 (18 Episoden)

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12. Staffel 12 (13 Episoden)

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Dem 27-jährige Daniel hätte eine große Karriere als Künstler und Songwriter bevor gestanden, aber eine Folge von familiären Tragödien - der Tod seines Vaters eingeschlossen - ließen ihn die gefährliche Kombination Alkohol und Meth konsumieren. Sein täglicher Konsum zerstörte nicht nur seine künstlerische Ambitionen, sondern entfremdete ihn auch von Familie und Freunden.

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Die 24-jährige Samantha war im Alter von 12 Jahren eine Fußballlegende, aber als ein engstehender Verwandter ein unangemessenes Verhältnis mit einer ihrer Teamkameradinnen einging, zerstörte dies die Familie. Kurz danach wurde Samantha vergewaltigt und zum Drogenkonsum verführt und befand sich in einer Spirale aus Prostitution und Heroin wieder.

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Katie war klug und extrovertiert und der Star der Familie. Sie reiste als erstklassige Tänzerin rund um die Welt und hätte Karriere machen können. Doch sie rutschte ab in ein Leben, das nur aus Partys und Drogen bestand, und wurde bald kokain- und heroinsüchtig. Sie ist nur noch ein Schatten ihrer selbst. Sie lebt mit ihrem Freund zusammen, der mit Drogen handelt und auch Katie versorgt. Obwohl Katies Sucht ihre Familie zerstört hat, tun sie sich zusammen, um sie zu retten. Doch Katie will die Dreharbeiten abbrechen, bevor die Intervention stattfinden kann.

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Episode 4

Mike war glücklich mit seiner Familie, bis zwei Todesfälle alles änderten. Aus Mikes Angewohnheit, abends ein paar Bier zu trinken, wurde bald Alkoholsucht. Nachdem ein Streit mit seiner Frau eskaliert war, versprach er, mit dem Trinken aufzuhören. Leider ersetzte er jedoch den Alkohol durch Heroin. Lauren musste sich bereits mit 14 um ihren kranken Vater kümmern. Mit 18 wurde sie selbst Mutter. Nach dem Tod ihres Vaters nahm Lauren Tabletten, um den Schmerz zu betäuben. Als sie bemerkte, dass sie süchtig war, hatte man ihr schon die Kinder weggenommen. Nun ist ihr Drogenkonsum eskaliert.

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Als Zach ein Kind war, wurde sein Vater inhaftiert, und er wurde von seinen Großeltern adoptiert. Nachdem sein Vater aus der Haft entlassen wurde, zog auch er bei den Großeltern ein. Bald nahm er wieder Heroin und brachte auch Zach damit in Berührung. Heute ist Zachs Heroin- und Kokainsucht völlig außer Kontrolle geraten. Seine Freundin will ihm unbedingt helfen. Theresa hatte sich geschworen, nicht wie ihre Mutter als Alkoholikerin zu enden. Doch inzwischen ist auch sie süchtig und nicht mal eine Leberzirrhose hält sie auf. Ihre Familie glaubt, dass eine Intervention die letzte Hoffnung ist.

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Episode 6

Als Kind war Sam künstlerisch begabt und kontaktfreudig. Doch als sie sechs war und ihre Eltern sich scheiden ließen, änderte sich ihr Leben drastisch. Nach einer Vergewaltigung mit 14 war nichts mehr wie zuvor. Therapie und Medikamente halfen ihr für eine Weile, doch irgendwann hörte Sam auf, die Tabletten zu nehmen, und betäubte ihren Schmerz durch Partys, Alkohol und Ecstasy. Bald begann sie, Heroin zu nehmen und ist heute komplett abhängig davon. Ihre Familie hofft, dass eine Intervention sie zu einem Entzug bewegen kann.

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Episode 7

Bryceton ist ein talentierter Singer-Songwriter, doch seine Abhängigkeit von Alkohol und Spice (synthetischem Marihuana) ist vollkommen außer Kontrolle geraten. Seine Frau bemüht sich, ihren gemeinsamen Sohn großzuziehen, während sie mit Brycetons unberechenbarem Verhalten klarkommen muss, aber sie scheint dabei auf verlorenem Posten zu stehen. Der Rest der Familie versucht zu helfen, aber ihre Bemühungen stoßen bei Bryceton nur auf Wutausbrüche und Zorn.

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Episode 8

Amandas Welt geriet aus den Fugen, als ihr Mann für Monate verschwand und später ermordet aufgefunden wurde. Sie verlor fast den Verstand und flüchtete sich in Drogen. Ihre Kinder wurden ihr entzogen, und sie spritzt sich Heroin, um ihr Leben zu bewältigen. Als James zum ersten Mal Meth probierte, dachte er, eine Wunderdroge gefunden zu haben, die ihm Energie für seinen Job und sein Familienleben gibt. Doch die Sucht geriet bald außer Kontrolle und nahm ihm alles weg. Jetzt versucht seine Exfrau, James' Leben zu retten, damit seine Söhne noch eine Chance haben, ihn richtig kennenzulernen.

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Episode 9

Als Kind wurde Mindie sexuell missbraucht. Im Teenageralter begann sie, Drogen zu nehmen, und wurde später komplett abhängig von Meth. Ihre Schwägerin ist kürzlich an einer Überdosis gestorben, und die Familie will verhindern, dass Mindie dasselbe Schicksal widerfährt. Katherine wurde nach einem Zwischenfall bei der Geburt ihres zweiten Kindes abhängig von Schmerzmitteln. Inzwischen ist sie methsüchtig, hat ihr Zuhause und das Sorgerecht für ihre Kinder verloren. Ihre Eltern wollen, dass Katherine drogenfrei wird, bevor ihr das Geld ausgeht oder sie ihrer Gesundheit unwiderruflich schadet.

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Episode 10

Matthews schwieriges Verhältnis zu seinen Eltern führte dazu, dass er mit Drogen experimentierte. Als ein Drogentest positiv ausfiel, verlor er das Sorgerecht für seinen Sohn und wurde vom Gelegenheitskonsumenten zum Drogensüchtigen. Heute inhaliert er zehn Dosen Computerreiniger am Tag. Olivias Leben änderte sich, nachdem sie als Elfjährige mehrfach missbraucht wurde. Sie ist bis heute traumatisiert und versucht, ihren Schmerz durch eine gefährliche Mischung aus Heroin und Meth zu betäuben. Nun liegt ihre Großmutter im Sterben, und die Familie hat Angst, beide zu verlieren.

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David ist der Sohn und der Neffe großer Major-League-Baseball-Stars. Er hatte sowohl damit zu kämpfen, immer mit seiner sportlichen Familie verglichen zu werden, als auch mit seiner eigenen Sexualität. Jugendliches Aufbegehren verwandelte sich bald in eine Alkohol- und Meth-Abhängigkeit, und schon bald ernährte sich David aus Mülltonnen und schlief hinter Geschäften in der gehobenen Nachbarschaft, in der seine Familie lebt.

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Episode 12

Carrie war eine junge Boxerin, die das Zeug zum Profi hatte, doch als sie einen wichtigen Kampf verlor, löste das bei ihr Erinnerungen daran aus, wie sie von ihrem Vater verlassen wurde. Um damit klarzukommen, wandte Carrie sich den Drogen zu. Nun ist ihre Karriere in der Warteschleife, sie lebt auf der Straße und tut alles, um ihren nächsten Schuss bezahlen zu können.

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Episode 13

Erin hat ihre Jugend als Groupie verbracht, doch ein Medikament, das ihr gegen Schmerzen verschrieben wurde, machte sie abhängig. Nun zieht ihre Mutter ihren Sohn auf, während Erin sich prostituiert, um die 1.700 Dollar zu verdienen, die sie pro Woche für Drogen braucht. Joshua wurde mit 14 Jahren übel vom Vater seiner Freundin verprügelt, zwei Jahre später wurde er missbraucht. Er wandte sich dem Heroin zu, um seine Traumata zu verwinden. Nun lebt er in einem Auto und schlägt sich mit kleinen Betrügereien und Betteln durch, um seine Sucht zu finanzieren.

13. Staffel 13 (21 Episoden)

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Kaeleen ist musikalisch begabt, intelligent und gutaussehend. Deshalb ging jeder davon aus, dass sie dafür bestimmt sei, große Dinge zu erreichen. Niemand ahnte, dass sie seit ihrem vierten Lebensjahr jahrelang missbraucht wurde. Seither erlebt sie seelische Höllenqualen. Um den Schmerz zu betäuben, nimmt sie Opiate und trinkt Alkohol. Ihre Familie weiß, dass dieses begabte Mädchen ohne Hilfe von außen kein langes Leben vor sich haben wird. Ken Seeley leitet Kaeleens Intervention.

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Die Brüder Daniel und Robert waren bereits auf dem Weg zum Erfolg. Daniel steuerte eine Karriere bei den New York Yankees an und Robert war ein angehender Bauingenieur. Eine Verletzung beendete Daniels Karriere, und er begann, Schmerzmittel und später auch Heroin zu nehmen. Auch Robert, der immer im Schatten seines jüngeren Bruders stand, wurde drogenabhängig. Nun injizieren sich die Brüder bis zu 21-mal täglich Heroin. Es ist nur eine Frage der Zeit, bis die Familie beide Jungen verliert. Jeff Van Vondernen leitet die Intervention.

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In ihren 20ern wurde die erfolgreiche Geschäftsfrau Kacy zur Multimillionärin. Tragischerweise starb ihr Baby den plötzlichen Kindstod. Danach verlor sie ihr Vermögen, ihre Ehe ging in die Brüche und die Beziehung zu ihren anderen Kindern litt, als sie begann, immer mehr zu trinken. Nun ist Kacy mittellos, wird mehrmals im Monat ins Krankenhaus eingewiesen, und ihre Familie kämpft verzweifelt darum, ihr Leben zu retten. Candy Finnigan leitet Kacys Intervention.

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Sierra ist die Tochter einer Kleinunternehmerin, sie war eine hervorragende Schülerin, die davon träumte, aufs College zu gehen und als Journalistin Karriere zu machen. Doch ihre Mutter ließ sich auf einen Betrüger ein, der ihr Haus verspielte. Sierras Welt brach zusammen, was zu einem durch Drogen herbeigeführten psychischen Zusammenbruch führte. Heute ist die 19-Jährige verwildert und bettelt auf den Straßen von Nordkalifornien um Geld für Drogen. Donna Chavous leitet Sierras Intervention.

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Karissa war schon immer eine gute Köchin, ihre Mutter wollte ihr sogar das Familienlokal vermachen. Doch Karissas Leben nahm eine dramatische Wendung, als ein Freund der Familie ihr Oxycodon gab und sie dann zum Drogenkurier machte. Von da an war Karissa verloren. Jahrelanger Drogenmissbrauch und Heroinabhängigkeit haben sie unberechenbar und hoffnungslos gemacht. Ihre Familie fürchtet, dass sie nicht über ihre gewalttätige Vergangenheit und ihre verlorene Kindheit hinwegkommt und deshalb nie die Zukunft haben wird, die sie verdient hätte. Sylvia Parsons leitet Karissas Intervention.

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Ginjer lässt sich von älteren Männern aushalten, die sie auf speziellen "Dating"-Seiten kennenlernt, und finanziert damit ihre Medikamentenabhängigkeit. Einst war Ginjer auf dem Weg, Marineoffizier zu werden, nun ist sie so tief gefallen, dass sie Beziehungen mit mehreren Männern unterhält, die sie bezahlen, um ihre Drogen zu finanzieren. Ginjers Familie ist verzweifelt und fürchtet, dass sie so nicht mehr lange zu leben haben wird. Ken Seeley leitet Ginjers Intervention.

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Daniel ist ein angesehener Experte für das Paranormale, doch seine Empfänglichkeit für diese Dinge hat auch zur Folge, dass er sich von Wesen gequält fühlt, die auf "die andere Seite" hinübergehen wollen. Daniel konsumiert inzwischen fast vier Liter Wodka am Tag, um "die Stimmen" nicht mehr hören zu müssen. In Kombination mit Medikamenten und Opiaten, zu denen er durch seine Lupus-Diagnose Zugang hat, hat ihn das völlig aus der Bahn geworfen. Seine Familie hat Angst, dass er bald vollkommen den Bezug zur Realität verliert. Candy Finnigan leitet Daniels Intervention.

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Brian hatte alles: Er war mit seiner ersten großen Liebe verheiratet, mit der er zwei Kinder hat, und war der Eigentümer und Geschäftsführer des erfolgreichen Beerdigungsunternehmens seiner Familie in Oklahoma. Nach dem Bombenanschlag in Oklahoma City half er, die Toten zu bergen, darunter auch die aus dem Kindergarten des Gebäudes. Dabei ist etwas in ihm zerbrochen und er verfiel dem Alkohol. Inzwischen hat er seine Frau, seine Kinder und seine Karriere verloren, und seine Familie fürchtet, dass Brian so nicht mehr lange leben wird.

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14. Staffel 14 (18 Episoden)

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Tanisha führte das Leben, von dem sie immer geträumt hatte, als Assistentin der Rap-Ikone Snoop Dogg. Doch als ihr Verlobter vor ihren Augen brutal ermordet wurde, wendete Tanisha sich schmerzerfüllt an ihre Mutter, die sie an Heroin heranführte. Tanisha ist inzwischen zum Junkie geworden, und ihre Familie fürchtet, dass sie Tanisha verlieren werden, wenn sie sich nicht helfen lässt.

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Katherine wurde streng katholisch erzogen und war eine hervorragende Schülerin, Sportlerin und Cheerleaderin, doch ihr Leben änderte sich, als sie im College entführt und vergewaltigt wurde. Zu verängstigt, um jemandem davon zu erzählen, versuchte sie, durch Alkohol und Drogen mit dem Vorfall fertig zu werden. Inzwischen hat sie das College verlassen und nimmt täglich eine gefährliche Drogenmischung, u.a. Crack, Heroin, Kokain und Pillen. Das Geld dafür verdient sie durch Prostitution. Ihre Eltern fürchten, dass sie das nicht mehr lange durchhält, und haben schon eine Grabstelle für sie gekauft.

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Im Alter von 22 Jahren hat Shiann schon viel durchgemacht. Als sie 12 war, starb ihre Schwester durch einen Unfall. Mit 14 wurde bei Shiann eine lähmende Krankheit diagnostiziert. Sie wollte sich jedoch nicht unterkriegen lassen, begann als Fitness-Model zu arbeiten, und war sehr erfolgreich. Doch seit ihr Mann sich letztes Jahr unerwartet von ihr scheiden ließ, befindet sich Shiann in einer Abwärtsspirale aus Depression und Meth-Abhängigkeit. Die lebhafte Athletin hat bereits knapp 20 Kilo verloren, und ihr Immunsystem ist so angegriffen, dass ihre Krankheit nun schneller voranschreitet.

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Im Alter von 21 Jahren verdiente Joshua ein sechsstelliges Gehalt, er besaß ein Haus und sorgte gut für seine Frau und ihre Kinder. Doch eine Rückenoperation im Jahr 2010 führte zu einer Schmerzmittelabhängigkeit, und als die Tabletten abgesetzt wurden, stellte Joshua fest, dass er durch das Trinken von Handdesinfektionsmittel schneller und billiger high werden konnte. Joshuas Abhängigkeit kostete ihn bald seine Ehe, sein Haus und seine Karriere. In den letzten sechs Monaten war er über 20 Mal im Krankenhaus, und wenn er high ist, ändert sich seine Persönlichkeit auf beängstigende Weise.

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Eigentlich hat Jackie alles: eine große eingeschworene Familie, einen aufopferungsvollen Ehemann, zwei wundervolle Söhne und eine Karriere als Krankenpflegerin. Was niemand weiß: Jackie ist gefangen in einer unglücklichen Ehe. 15 Jahre lang wahrt sie das Gesicht einer glücklichen Frau, bis sie zu trinken beginnt und zur Alkoholikerin wird. Im Jahr 2015 scheitert ihre Ehe, sie verliert ihren Führerschein. Den scheinbar höchsten Tiefpunkt erreicht sie im Februar 2017 durch eine Überdosis - doch Jackie trinkt weiter und ihre Familie und Söhne sind hilflos.

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Abbie war eine junge Mutter, die davon träumte, Fotografie am College zu studieren. Doch sie versteckte ein dunkles Geheimnis: Der Vater ihrer Kinder missbrauchte sie. Einmal schlug er Abbie so stark ins Gesicht, dass mehrere Knochen per OP gerichtet werden mussten. Abbie begann zu trinken, um mit dem Missbrauch umgehen zu können. Obwohl sie sich von ihrem Partner lossagte, ist sie nun schwere Alkoholikerin. Ihre Tochter lebt inzwischen bei Abbies Eltern. Durch ihren Alkoholkonsum hat sie bereits körperliche Schäden davongetragen. Ohne Hilfe befürchtet ihre Familie, sie gänzlich zu verlieren.

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15. Staffel 15 (22 Episoden)

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After being forced to look after her younger sisters when her parents would disappear on drug binges, a woman follows in her parents' footsteps and descends into a world of drugs and danger.

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A woman acts out through alcohol and cocaine abuse and gives birth to three children in the fog of addiction.

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A 25-year-old woman is caught in the same cycle of addiction that killed her mother when she was a little girl.

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A man begins to spiral into addiction after his surrogate father figure is killed in a car accident.

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After being raised by a single mother who struggled with addiction, a 23-year-old mother becomes addicted to cocaine and opiates.

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A 38-year-old woman alternates between being a wife and mother and a rock singer who is addicted to crack cocaine.

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A self-proclaimed party girl with a serious addiction to heroin spends her days on methadone and her nights injecting heroin and smoking crack.

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After being devastated by his sister's suicide, a young man spirals out of control in a ceaseless sea of partying, gambling and alcohol.

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A young woman with a traumatic past turns to alcohol to numb her pain, and winds up with seizures, black outs and severe mood swings.

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A couple who have been together since their teens go from using marijuana and other recreational drugs to severe crack addiction.

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Pain from dancing in a strip club leads a woman to become addicted to alcohol and opiates.

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A sensitive, artistic boy grows up with alcoholic parents and winds up addicted to crystal meth and GHB as an adult.

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A woman who was a talented dancer as a child becomes addicted to oxycontin after her father commits suicide.

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After falling in with the wrong crowd at a young age, a man becomes addicted to crack and is estranged from his family.

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A woman loses custody of her three children after spiraling into a dangerous dependence on hydromorphone, speed, cocaine and morphine.

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A young musician becomes addicted to heroin after experiencing a tortured childhood and life on the streets.

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An intelligent, young woman alienates herself in order to protect her dangerous addiction to opiates.

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After a decade of crystal meth use, a man makes his living by selling meth and other drugs.

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A man whose life has been filled with addiction and tragedy since childhood, is addicted to heroin and crystal meth.

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A young woman suffers from a severe eating disorder, depression and suicidal tendencies.

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After smoking crack cocaine for the first time and watching his world fall apart, a former businessman ends up addicted to heroin and lives on the streets.

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After a man is electrocuted during a routine job cutting down a tree, he loses everything and becomes severely addicted to crack.

16. Staffel 16 (20 Episoden)

Die Emmy®-prämierte Serie kehrt zurück und begleitet weiterhin Menschen, die am Rande des Abgrunds stehen – abhängig von Drogen, Alkohol oder anderen zwanghaften Verhaltensweisen. Jede Folge schildert den Alltag eines Süchtigen.

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Musically gifted, intelligent and beautiful, everyone assumed Kaeleen was destined for great things. But what nobody knew was that, from age four to eleven, Kaeleen was methodically sexually abused. Now Kaeleen lives in her own world of mental anguish. To numb the pain, she self-medicates with opiates and alcohol. Her family knows that without help, this girl with so many gifts is destined for an early death. Ken Seeley is Kaeleen's Interventionist.

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The daughter of a small business owner, Sierra was an honor student with dreams of college and a career in journalism. But when a double-dealing artist charmed his way into her mother's life, he gambled away their home and the bottom fell out of Sierra's world, leading to a frightening drug-induced psychotic break. Today, the 19-year-old is a feral junkie, scrapping for a fix on the streets of Northern California. Donna Chavous is Sierra's Interventionist.

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A successful businesswoman who became a multimillionaire in her 20s, Kacy tragically lost her infant child to SIDS. She then lost her fortune, her marriage and a healthy relationship with her surviving children as she spiraled into binge drinking. Now penniless, she is hospitalized multiple times a month, and her family is desperate to save her life. Candy Finnigan is Kacy's Interventionist.

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Digger and Anne are husband and wife--and both are addicted to heroin. Intervening on addicted couples is incredibly difficult; and Digger and Anne's situation is complicated further by other addicts in the family. Their three young children are in danger of losing both parents if the couple does not get help soon.

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Hailing from a small seaside town in Nova Scotia, Barry, 50, was born into a life of alcoholism and turmoil. The victim of childhood abuse at the hands of a close relative, Barry learned to drink with his alcoholic mother as a boy. Both were seeking a way to kill the pain. A gentle giant when sober, but violent and verbally abusive when spiraling on 40 ounces of vodka a day, Barry has alienated just about everyone in his life, including his father, whom he adores, and his 27-year-old son who has cut off all contact. Living day-to-day in run-down motels and struggling to put together a living between binges, Barry has a chance to reclaim his life, his family, and a relationship with his son who has shut him out of his life.

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Karissa was always a talented cook--so much so, that her mother had one day hoped to pass the family diner down to her as a legacy. But Karissa's life took a drastic turn when a close family friend fed her Oxycodone, and then ultimately made her a drug courier. From there Karissa was lost. Now, years of self-abuse, self-medication and a severe addiction to heroin have left her volatile and desperate. Her family fears that if she does not heal from her violent past and the childhood she lost, she will never have the future she deserves. Sylvia Parsons is Karissa's Interventionist.

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Brothers Daniel and Robert were on the road to success. Daniel was headed for a career with the NY Yankees and Robert was an aspiring civil engineer. Injury ended a once bright career for Daniel who slid into using pain pills and then heroin to cope. The constant insecurity of living in his younger brother's shadow lead Robert down the same path. Now the brothers spend their days injecting up to 21 bags of heroin per day--each. It is only a matter of time before this family loses both boys. Jeff Van Vondernen is the Interventionist.

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Five years ago Robby came out to his wife of twenty-nine years and two sons as transgender, exploding their world and Robby’s own in the process. Already a heavy drinker, Robby’s drinking intensified after coming out. Now, terrified of losing her wife, and being alone for the first time in her life, Robby has become a blackout drunk, downing up to forty ounces of vodka a day. Once a fun-loving partier, Robby has become increasingly violent when drunk. The family fears for Robby’s safety as well as their own. Without an intervention, Robby is in danger of losing her family forever. (Canadian produced.)

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Daniel is a well-respected Paranormal expert. However, his sensitivity leaves him tormented by those entities needing to cross to the "other side." Daniel is now consuming a gallon of vodka per day to quiet "the voices." That, combined with easy access to pain meds and opiates Daniel takes for his lupus diagnosis, has left him spiraling out of control. His family fears that it's only a matter of time before he is lost inside a world he cannot escape.

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A young woman becomes addicted to heroin and Xanax after reconnecting with her biological father.

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Brian had it all. He married his high school sweetheart, had two beautiful children and became the owner/director of his family's successful funeral home in Oklahoma. But while assisting with the recovery of bodies during the Oklahoma City bombings--including those in the building's nursery-- Brian fell apart and turned to alcohol for comfort and never turned back. He's now lost his wife, kids, and career due to his addiction, and his family feels that at the rate he's going, the next funeral will be his own.

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Jonel was born into the Blackfeet Indian Tribe in Montana. When she was 9 months pregnant, her boyfriend was tragically killed in a car accident and then she gave birth to their daughter just days after the funeral. Shocked and grief stricken, Jonel began using Suboxone and meth--two drugs that are rampant on the reservation. 14 months ago, Jonel gave birth to her second child who was born addicted to Suboxone. Now at rock bottom, she begs and steals for her next fix. Her family fears that if Jonel doesn't get help soon, she will die, chalked up as just another statistic on a reservation.

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A woman abuses heroin and meth due to several traumatic events, including sexual assault and divorce, and her family fear her life is in imminent danger and that her habits have spread to other family members.

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A youth full of potential is marginalized at a young age by sexual assault. Following her partner to the big city, she is swallowed by the dangerous world of raving and designer drugs, now left huffing cans of Dust-Off in the aisles of her local hardware store.

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A man bullied as a youth battles addiction after turning to drugs to fit in.

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A college student turns to alcohol when coping with survivor's guilt.

17. Staffel 17 (10 Episoden)

„Intervention“ beleuchtet die immensen sozialen, wirtschaftlichen und ökologischen Kosten der Sucht und porträtiert Menschen, deren Drogen-, Alkohol- oder Verhaltenssucht sie an den Rand des Abgrunds geführt hat. Jeder Süchtige muss sich seinen dunkelsten Dämonen stellen, um den Weg der Genesung zu beginnen, in der Hoffnung, sein Leben noch rechtzeitig umzukrempeln.

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A young mother's eating disorder has been a life-long affliction, now compounded by drug and sex addiction–but to get rid of all of her demons she'll have to eliminate more than just her food.

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Katie was a beautiful and successful mortgage broker and drug & alcohol counselor whose pride and joy were her two kids. But a devastating breakup resulted in losing custody, and sent Katie into a downward spiral of heroin and meth addiction. Her face is now ravaged from use, and her veins are so damaged that she resorts to injecting heroin anally, aka "booty bumping.” Katie supports her habit by webcam stripping and prostitution, and her family fears that if she doesn't get help, the next step will be an OD.

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Wealthy entrepreneur loses everything to crack, reducing her life to a never ending cycle of prostitution and begging

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Tiffany had the talent to be a successful graphic designer, but severe complications from the birth of her first child led to an addiction to prescribed pain pills. Then post-partum depression after her second and third pregnancies, resulted in an opiate addiction. After her husband took their three kids and filed for divorce, Tiffany became a full time heroin addict. Today, she has a new husband and baby, but her addiction is threatening to end the marriage, and if she doesn't get help–her life. Sylvia Parsons is Tiffany's Interventionist.

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Amanda ist hin- und hergerissen zwischen ihrem süchtigen Freund, der im Gefängnis sitzt, und ihrem Ex-Freund, einem Sanitäter, der sie immer noch liebt. Der Heroinkonsum des 31-jährigen EJ ist seit dem Tod seiner Mutter eskaliert. Nicole und Janine sind in Behandlung und erzählen von ihrem Entzug, während Heather Hayes eine emotionale Intervention bei Amanda durchführt.

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EJs Lügen und Betrügereien führen zur Spaltung seiner Familie. Einige ermöglichen ihm sein Verhalten weiterhin, während andere hart bleiben. Ken Seeley leitet eine Intervention bei EJ, der sich endlich entscheiden muss, ob er Hilfe annehmen und sich behandeln lassen will. Janine, Nicole, Bill, Alana und EJ erzählen abschließend von ihren Fortschritten und Hoffnungen für die Zukunft.

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Jasmine was extremely close to her grandparents, Reg and Pauline, so when Pauline suddenly passed away, Jasmine couldn't cope and turned to opioids to erase the pain. Amazingly, Jasmine got control of her addiction and her life gained some new additions: a new career, a new boyfriend and a new baby. But when her relationship became abusive, Jasmine descended back into drugs. After losing custody of her three-year-old son, her use escalated to smoking fentanyl, a habit that costs her $1200 a day. As her family readies themselves for the intervention, they get devastating news: Reg has cancer.

18. Staffel 18 (27 Episoden)

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In the season premiere, Katherine was a bright college student with dreams of becoming a journalist until she was abducted and brutally assaulted. Katherine swiftly spiraled, becoming dependent on a dangerous mix of drugs to mask the trauma. Her parents have already purchased a burial plot for her and are certain that it’s only a matter of time before they bury their only child.

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A woman battles a heroin addiction that surfaced after her fiancé was murdered in front of her.

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A successful businessman who underwent back surgery develops a life-threatening addiction to pain pills and hand sanitizer.

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At the age of 22, Shiann has already faced a lifetime of pain. The shocking death of her sister, a diagnosis of A.S., a progressive and debilitating disease, and an unexpected divorce, sent this once vivacious fitness model and bodybuilder down a path of meth-fueled binges. With no help in sight, her family fears losing another loved one to an early death.

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A woman who slipped back into a life of crack cocaine and heroin abuse sells her body to support her habits; family members fear she will lose more than just the custody of her son.

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A student's decision to stay in a local high school with his friends instead of attending a school for gifted teens leads to a life of partying and an addiction to heroin and fentanyl.

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Family dysfunction and a life spent on the road turn a young musician's fondness for drink into a debilitating, fall-down addiction.

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A woman gives up using crystal meth and heroin following the birth of her two daughters, but soon falls back into addiction and loses custody of her children.

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The haunting memory of childhood molestation causes a tae kwon do prodigy to turn to the numbing effects of drugs at the age of 15; six years later, the former athlete is deeply addicted to crack cocaine and IV opioids.

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19. Staffel 19 (9 Episoden)

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In a collection of affluent suburban communities north of Atlanta called “The Heroin Triangle” the rise of the nation’s opioid crisis, from prescription pills to full-blown heroin epidemic, is documented through city officials, community leaders, and addicts themselves. Tiffany and Billy, a volatile couple living out of their car, receive a sizable tax return that sets them up to score a large of amount of heroin. Their addiction threatens to destroy the family they’re building. As a homeless and gay man, Tracey faces unique challenges as he spends his days hopping busses and hiding out in bathrooms stalls shooting heroin. Zac’s a free-spirit but his musical gifts are undermined by his crippling heroin addiction. Interventionist Heather Hayes enlists the help of her colleague Donna Chavous to further investigate the city’s handling of the epidemic.

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The heroin crisis rages on in the idyllic suburbs north of Atlanta, nicknamed "The Heroin Triangle." Interventionist Heather Hayes enlists the help of her colleague Donna Chavous to further investigate the city's handling of the epidemic. Zac's family history of violence and drug abuse threatens to undermine his intervention. And flush with the money from his tax return, Billy and Tiffany purchase heroin and check into a hotel. It's a welcome respite from living in Tiffany's car, until Tiffany disappears.

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23-year-old heroin addict Toni finds herself in danger when her pimp sends her out on a call that goes wrong. The Heroin Triangle expands its reach, putting first responders at risk, and increasing police presence in the area. Police Sergeant Josh Liedke reaches out to a young homeless addict and tries to get her into a detox center. 55-year-old Allen finds himself squatting in an abandoned house, having squandered millions from his trust fund to feed his heroin addiction.

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Interventionist Michael Gonzales attempts to get Toni's mother, father, and sister on the same page to intervene on Toni, but Carla's belligerent behavior threatens to derail the process before it even begins. We meet Kiersten and David, a young, heroin-addicted couple living in a co-dependent relationship with David's mother, Linda. Kiersten prepares for a mandatory meeting with her probation officer by hiding synthetic urine in her boot, in case of a drug screening.

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Ken Seeley and Allen's family try to convince him that treatment is the best option, but police are called to the scene when the situation escalates. 24-year old Taylor dances at a local strip club to finance her heroin habit. David and Kiersten's relationship comes to a dramatic head when David's mother loses her patience with Kiersten. 31-year old Angela quits heroin cold turkey, and is now "white knuckling" it through her day while trying to win back custody of her two children. Toni disappears and the search is on to find her before it's too late.

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Ken Seeley and Allen’s family try to convince him that treatment is the best option, but police are called to the scene when the situation escalates. 24-year old Taylor dances at a local strip club to finance her heroin habit. David and Kiersten’s relationship comes to a dramatic head when David’s mother loses her patience with Kiersten. 31-year old Angela quits heroin cold turkey, and is now “white knuckling” it through her day while trying to win back custody of her two children. Toni disappears and the search is on to find her before it’s too late.

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Taylor's mother makes a disturbing discovery; Angela's frustration with her ex-husband challenges her ability to stay clean; Kiersten attempts to reconcile with her parents, but her heroin use stands in the way.

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Angela encounters a deadly relapse trigger; Taylor's mother has trouble keeping her emotions in check after her daughter's dangerous lifestyle escalates; Donna Chavous employs tough tactics in her double intervention of Kiersten and David.

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David and Kiersten's intervention hits a roadblock when David changes his mind about getting help; Taylor endures a painful trip to the dentist, who deals with several infected teeth; reviewing the progress of Toni, Allen and Angela.

20. Staffel 20 (6 Episoden)

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