Season 15, Episode 17
Brittany
Age: 27
Location: Derby, Kansas
Addiction: Heroin
What’s Memorable: Brittany’s relationship with her dad is really moving. The guy seems so damn cool and a really good father, despite his addiction. I had a lot of respect for his willingness to go to treatment to help get his daughter clean. If that’s what he needs to motivate himself, fine, as long as it keeps him clean and keeps Brittany feeling supported.
Update: Brittany Christine Howard died on August 20th, 2016 of an overdose, 2 days after completing treatment. Her family has a GoFundMe to raise money for funeral expenses. And here is Brittany’s obituary
Official Synopsis: Brittany was part of the all-American family. But rape, drugs, and divorce have caused this family unit to crumble. At the center, Brittany’s heroin and meth abuse has created a tornado that has divided the family and now threatens her life..and worse yet, Brittany may not be the only active user in the house.
Date Aired: Aug 2016
Interventionist: Ken
I don’t know what it is, but something about her story stands out more than all the others. Toward the end of the episode when she was in rehab, I really got the feeling that she would stick with the treatment and get better and have a happy, successful life. It was so heartbreaking to see that she passed away shortly afterwards. I think about this episode every now and then because her death was such a tragedy.
I’m guessing Brits family still check this site. I just watched her episode here today in NZ. I am so sorry for your loss and all the pain associated with it.
If people get to watch when they pass, I know she’s wanting to wrap you all in love – for yourselves most of all. Her story, her life -touched me.
A&E just posted an abbreviated version of Brittany’s episode:
https://youtu.be/ricQyeS87MI
Yah they’ve been doing that with a lot of episode lately.
Yup, and I have been binging them lately. I hope they can do more videos for episodes that are hard to find and/or for which the subject has passed away. Like, I don’t think I’ve ever seen the Larry/Megan episode, and I can’t find it anywhere.
This was an amazing episode my heart goes out to her family on her passing she did go to rehab but 2 days after getting out of rehab she relapsed Rest easy Brittany 🌹🌹🌹
Where can I watch this episode? I watch all my episodes on the A&E app but it doesn’t have all of them. I know this one may be taken out because she passed away. I am sorry for her families loss and I send them my thoughts and prayers.
You can purchase it on Prime but you have to do it through Amazon, not the Prime app. It’s actually under Season 16 on there, not 15.
Oh thank you!
Heartbreaking. I just read where her brother passed in a car wreck too. Goodness, that poor family. Praying for all. Rest in Peace, Brittany and Josh
Wow – this episode gave me a jolt. Brittany struck me as a decent human being that fell into drugs and just couldn’t get out of it. Ive seen plenty of episodes and some of the addicts are just plain bad apples (Caitlin, Katie Y, Travis) or phonies (Tim the musician). Brittany didn’t strike me as either. I liked her. When she completed treatment I said to myself “She’s going to be ok, she doesn’t have the massive ego, she can humble herself and start a new life”. Two seconds the tragic news popped onto my screen. Best way I can describe it is it was a jolt. My deepest sympathies to Brittany’s family.
What a loving family with so much tragedy and sadness. It is so devastating about Brittany and her brother, Josh. I hope the family can find some peace, they all seemed like they loved each other so so much. It really is so sad they lost 2 siblings so young and so tragically. To Alex, if you see this one day, I’m so sorry about your children and I really hope you, your wife, and daughter can try & stay strong one day at a time.
This episode was a punch in the gut. Rest peacefully, sweet girl. ❤
You can watch this episode here:
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4nqhtb
I want to see the video of her documentary. Is there any wan I can watch it or download it?
It’s currently on Hulu.
Her father, Alex, was in court in August of 2019 for possession and intent to use. http://www.sumnernewscow.com/sumner-county-sheriff-weekly-jail-report-aug-5-to-aug-12-2019/ Alex, if you’re on here, I’m wishing you luck.
Just an odd share.
Dear Mr. Howard,
I was in tears after watching Brittany’s episode on Hulu, and that was before I found out she passed away so soon after completing treatment. What an unspeakable tragedy. Then I am reading these comments and I learn your son Josh passed away in a car accident the next year. It’s beyond imagining how anyone could get through that ok, but it seems like you did, and I want to tell you how inspirational that is. I have been clean from opiates for almost 4 years now, and my life has improved so much. However, there is a lot of tragedy in my past as well, so I know your struggles. Stay strong brother. Never forget that people care, even strangers like me who just happened to watch your daughter’s episode. I wish you well, good luck and thank you.
Jon
I met her about a year before this through a buy/sell/trade Facebook group. I went over to her house and we traded a whole bunch of clothes. She was very nice and very sweet and we became Facebook friends afterwards and even had a few mutual friends. I was so sad to hear of her passing. ):