Season 11, Episode 7
Zeinah
Age: 24
Location: Bradenton, Florida
Addiction: Oxycodone, Xananx, Oxycontin
What’s memorable: What a messed up family she comes from. Her father pretty much ignored her once he had a son and now he outright considers her an investment gone bad. Also, the mother who writes books about being married to a muslim terrorist, and the creepy boyfriend. Wonder what happened to that guy? They don’t mention him after those couple of disturbing scenes. Also, Zeinah’s intervention is one of the most powerful I’ve seen. “I’m not scared of going to fucking rehab, it’s failing I’m scared of.”
Legacy Update: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3DQ6NLo0cE
Official Synopsis: Once a successful, outstanding student, Zeinah turned to drugs to deal with the drama-filled divorce between her Christian mother and Muslim father. After her husband overdosed, her drug use increased, and she lost custody of her daughter. Can Zeinah’s family forget their grudges and religious differences to come together and save her from her prescription pill death spiral?
Original Air Date: February 2012
Interventionist: Jeff
What ever happened to Zeniah’s oldest daughter? Her daughter (when her episode was filmed in june of 2011) was “turning 6 in august (zeniah’s words) which would’ve made her born in 2005. Did Zeniah ever regain custody or like ever re connect to her daughter? Her facebook only shows like younger kids that she has
i’ve seen this episode about three or four times, and i agree this is one of the best episodes in the entire series. her intervention was so incredibly moving – the father’s letter was amazing. considering how Middle Eastern cultures often push men to be stoic, the fact that he really committed to the process and was so emotional during the intervention really says a lot about his character. i’m sorry to hear her mother passed, and i hope they managed to repair their relationship before she died.
the best part of this is how Zeinah is absolutely THRIVING and helps run a treatment center now. she may actually be Intervention’s biggest success story!