Season 11 Episode 10
Courtney
Age: 20
Location: Miami, Florida
Addiction: Heroin
Update: Courtney Renee Ball tragically passed away on May 12, 2020. See notice here.
What’s memorable: This whole story is about women. Ok there’s the addict boyfriend who never actually speaks to the camera and the totally absent father who Courtney met when she was 10 and who quickly abused her and she never talked to again. But other than that, this is a story about a family of women horribly affected by their precious girl’s addiction. 20 years old with abscesses and scars all over, hooking for heroin. Also memorable: The crazy, breathless, on-the-go intervention and the surprising followup.
Official Synopsis: Nicknamed the “junkie princess” by her drug-abusing friends, Courtney, 20, injects heroin up to eight times a day and prostitutes herself to finance her own and her boyfriend’s addiction. But now Courtney’s mother, sister, and grandmother are planning an intervention in one last-ditch attempt to convince her to leave her boyfriend and accept treatment.
Original Air Date: March 2012
Interventionist: Donna
Charlene – I just saw a clip of your daughter’s episode on TikTok and was saddened to see she has passed. I hope you know that your daughter’s story continues to reach people and connect to her, even if it wasn’t the healthiest version of her you knew. She is remembered on earth. Sending love.
I’ve seen so many episodes of intervention and have a few favorites but courtney’s episode has always stuck with me the most. I’m able to relate to her in many ways and it broke my heart to hear that she lost her battle with this addiction:( I can’t help but think of her mom and especially her sister kim- I could also relate to kim so much as I almost lost my own sister to her addiction just a few months ago, it’s just a very hopeless feeling to watch your sister slowly kill herself. the pain of losing courtney must be immense, I know she passed a few years ago but u never truly get over a loss like that, my heart goes out to them and the whole family. rip courtney💗
btw if anyone is wanting to watch her episode, u can watch it on this website for free: https://soap2day.pe/watch-tv/intervention-full-hd-38455.5032903 (I recommend using an adblocker when watching on here as there’s a lot of pop ups)
this was so sad courtney was so so young and her passing must of been so hard on her family my heart goes out to her family rest peacefully courtney