Season 16, Episode 2
Katie S.
Age: 36
Location:
Addiction: Heroin, Meth
Official Synopsis: Katie was a beautiful and successful mortgage broker and drug & alcohol counselor whose pride and joy were her two kids. But a devastating breakup resulting 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 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.
Date Aired: Nov 2016
Interventionist: Candy
Omg, i will never forget this episode. First, i cant believe how beautiful she was before drugs.
Second, i cried thinking about her son. I just wanted to hug him with all my strenght and never let him go. Looks like he is so sweet, kind and genuine. I felt bad for him, really really bad and, deep in my heart, i wish i just could do something for him.
I cant say much because i cant find words to express my sadness.
To be honest i dont care much about how she is doing now, i just wanted to know how HE is doing. He does not deserve it. I hope he is ok. If someone know how he is doing, please, let me know.
Heidi, I’m just wondering if Katie stayed sober after getting out of jail in 2019. I hope this time around worked out for her and her kids!
Looks like she is back in jail
https://www.rapsheetz.com/arizona/phoenix-jail/SMITH_KATIE/T344154
That’s from her arrest in February of 2017.
I came here because I am watching her episode, and I hate to acknowledge it but the mugshot that Alex posted is definitely her. I am hoping she has found her way onto a healthier path since then…addiction is a hellacious illness, and my heart hurts for anyone affected by this disease.
It looks like Katie’s father died in 2018.
https://m.legacy.com/obituaries/courierpress/obituary.aspx?n=richard-smith&pid=190768032&referrer=0&preview=True
I also found her most recent Facebook and she looks like she’s doing *better*. (I understand you can’t go by social media, but I love to at least see that these people are still alive because that means there is still a chance for recovery.
https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100032426296079
She does look a lot better in her new photos.
https://www.rapsheetz.com/arizona/phoenix-jail/SMITH_KATIE/T344154
I have not spent the time to read all of the comments but I hope she is doing better since her release from prison.
Her name is Katie J Smith and here is her inmate DOC information.
https://www.hireexfelon.com/records/arizona/KATIE_SMITH/318008
She looks so much better in this picture. I really hope she turns her life around.
She’s out a prison and her prison release photo she looks a lot better. But that is all I know. I’m from Phoenix Arizona as well and the DOC inmate pages are public. As for any updates after prison I’m not sure how she is doing but she completed her time successfully and didn’t get in trouble in there.
Any update? Rooting for her.
Hi guys I’m Alan from Sweden. I saw this episode about Katie and I was so touched by her story. Sad to see a beautiful woman end up in something like this. I’m also amazed how any man (foot fetish guy) can use her and buy sex from her like that… I love women’s little feet too, but hey… that’s sick. I really really hope Katie’s doing fine and gets out of the addiction. Her and her whole family deserves that! Take care guys. Love from Sweden 🙂
I hope Katie is doing well. Are there any updates?
I’m really rooting for Katie. Her story resonated with me for some reason. I hope she does well when she comes home.
I recently read the Facebook posting of this episode and Katie’s stepmom (her fathers wife) commented that for years before intervention, they were always trying to get Katie help even when she went to Arizona with her mom. She even indicated that Katie’s mom is not sober as she claims to be and during her time in rehab down there she provided the alcohol to Katie herself. Not sure how much of that is true but it wouldn’t surprise me. Katie’s mom came off so detached and almost narcissistic bc during the pre intervention she told Candy Katie’s illness was making her sick and all that jazz and Candy was quick to shut it down.
Also I dont know if Katie’s face is solely from picking, it looks like she may have been attacked or cut up either during a date or a drug deal. It doesnt look like picking to me. But anyways, I’m happy to hear shes in a controlled environment where she can get the proper help even if it is jail. She deserves to be happy and clean for her sake and the sake of her children.
If you watched the episode, her skin care was discussed (the picking and scars over the years). Also, there are other meth addicts who are featured on the show and their faces are pretty similar to hers and again, their skin care is also discussed.
the damage to her face is not from picking. I’ve worked in burn units, and those are absolutely burn scars. and from the looks of it, she was probably smoking something (burns appear to originate at her mouth/lips and flash upwards). I don’t know why it wasn’t addressed clearly, but her scars are not dermatillomania. Tiffany D. and the girl from heroin triangle are examples of that type of scarring.
Thank you for bringing up Katie’s mom and her multiple issues. I couldn’t warm to her at all. Made me think of the episode with Christina where she was living with her mother, a meth addict…and the mother was trying to run the intervention herself instead of letting Jeff deal with it.
*The only warning i got was to keep them safe cuz people will steal them. **
Did you wonder why people would steal them?
Exactly my point too.
You never think “I’ll become addicted.” Normal people would think they don’t have to worry because they’ve never been addicted. It wouldn’t occur to them to ask further.
I went to middle school with Katie in Indiana. I remember her being a cheerleader. She was very smart and very nice. Cute as a button. It broke my heart to see this episode. So glad she is doing better. I hope that she is able to reunite with her children.
I have never in my life heard of anyone inserting heroin in the way she does. This just blew me the F away! I’ve seen just about every Intervention show there is and no one has ever done it this way even when they had no veins in their arms and legs left. The neck, yes, the ass…OMG!
Well they say you learn something new everyday. Sadly, I wish I never learned it.
So from the comments, it seems like she’s still in jail? Would love to see an update whenever she is released. I hope that she can come back around.
I’m her cousin, happy to report she is still in prison. She had the opportunity to be released a few months ago but chose to stay in longer to maintain her diversity. She will be out within the next few months
Thank you for the update!
Its 2018. Any updates with Katie? I never watch tv, but something told me to watch today. My prayers go out go her and her family, edpecially her children.
I hope she stays clean and sober and gets her shit together once she gets out of jail.
Jail got me clean and sober when nothing else would have worked. Sometimes it is the safest place for someone. Good luck to
Agreed. You have no choice to stay in jail and serve your sentence where as rehab you can check in at 11 am and checkout at 12 pm without anyone stopping you.
I just happened to end up on A&E today, somehow, and ended up catching Katie’s episode. My heart goes out to her and her family. I hope her son and daughter are doing well, and that she is fighting the good fight. She broke my heart, I so want her to beat this demon named addiction and stay clean. I pray that she can find peace within herself and become a strong, healthy woman. I want her to do it for herself, first and foremost, so that she can see that scars are just old battlewounds, and don’t define her. She can be a beautiful woman, as soon as she can see that she really is beautiful. God Bless, Katie.
Thanks for updates on Katie guys. Hope she stays clean.
Omg, I worked with Katie during the “successful” time, she was a real estate agent on weekends and she had the cutest drawl to her voice. She was several years older than me and would tell stories about smoking weed and hiding it from her mother. She would tell us about her rehab days and her time manufacturing drugs afterwards. I didnt recognize her until they showed old pictures, she looked like a different person. She always could make me smile and even in this dark episode i saw a sparkle of my old friend, and it broke my heart…
Katie grandmother “it’s in beautiful Louisiana”
Katie “aauck gawd. I can’t go to Louisiana”
Her wit and honesty
This disease is selfish, hurtful, manipulating, and Ugly!
I really got mad with Katie stubborn as hell
But I believe when clean she can accomplish more then most. I pray when Katie gets out of jail something had taught her to stay clean in the ouside world. One day at a time girl. Many of us are routing for you. We need people like you to tell your story. And your boy needs you.
Thanks Heidi
They never should have let her go home to pick up her Suboxone. Someone could have picked it up for her, or Tor (the nurse) could have something, couldn’t he?
this episode made me so sad.
despite her facial changes and her scars/sores, she was still so pretty when she smiled and laughed. so sad. I hope she gets better.
Wouldn’t it be awesome if Katie came out clean and had a relationship w her kids.
I saw new ae show Dopeman. Pretty good show
I know that with people being in jail or prison we often do not think of successes, but thank you Heidi Hill for the upsate and I am so glad to hear that her incarceration is actually helping her heal and hopefully her release will be followed up with much success for her relationships and most importantly her life! I previously worked with addicts for many years and seen many suceed after incarceration provided them a venue and support system to get clean. I hope upon her release Katie remembers how good it feels to be clean and has a fruitful life with her Family.
Pulling for you Katie! You are a beautiful person inside and out.
Can someone explain how the meth ruined her face? I’ve seen that before from meth users being burned when they’re making meth, but I’ve never seen someone’s face looking puffy and discontorted like hers. As far as I know her face wasn’t burned. Genuine question.
Meth addicts tend to pick at their faces which causes scabs that turn into lots of scarring. Just like dermatologists will tell you not to pick and pop your own pimples because it can cause scarring which is where the name “crater face” comes from.
Anyone know how Katie is? Hope she eventually reunite with her children
YES! Katie, if you ever see this, I believe in you! Do what you must do to get your life back on track, it is not too late! We are all rooting for you girl!