Season 23, Episode 5
Jayden
Age: 20
Location: Bakersfield, California
Addiction: Fentanyl
Official Synopsis: After a terrifying burn accident as a child, Jayden grows up hoping to become a firefighter and fight California’s notorious forest fires; after a series of tragic events, 20-year-old Jayden now smokes dangerous amounts of fentanyl.
What’s Memorable:
Interventionist: Sylvia
Date Aired: November 15, 2021
Does anyone have any updates about Jayden? The end of the episode was so hopeful and I really hope he’s still doing well.
Here is his Facebook. He has a baby! https://www.facebook.com/jayden.michael.448005
Looks like he’s doing well, very happy to see! https://www.facebook.com/share/1C26D9eyZP/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Sylvia is incredible. She’s such a success story and she makes such a difference to so many people. I’m so happy she helped Jayden accept treatment.
I would follow her anywhere. All she has to do is give me a hug and ask me in that soft, sweet voice if I will go with her to treatment today and I’m there. Love her.
I thought Sylvia did an amazing job with this one, especially in the way she related to the family.
yes I totally agree! I thought she did such a great job and her presence is just so warm and calming. she’s great
This may be somewhat unrelated but I remember my Gym teacher showing me episodes of Intervention in the Substance Use and Abuse Unit in high school and all the Intervention episodes I saw on A&E in my free time featured drug addicts who were way older than me. Considering this episode was filmed in 2021 and considering I am born in the year 2001, it’s very sad to see episodes of Intervention that feature drug addicts who are young and the same age as me.
She’s a former addict and she expected her kid to not use because she said don’t??!!
That final interview was the only time in the episode I saw his eyes! He looked so alert now. I really hope he goes on to achieve his dreams, he’s so young and has infinite possibilities ahead.
I hope he is still doing well- it was nice to see an episode with a positive ending.
So glad to see Sylvia doing interventions!
Not judging, only commenting. Sylvia looks like she’s has a little work done.
So what if she did? Sylvia is amazing and cares so so much for everyone she encounters. I adore her.
The mom made me very angry
She may have had her faults but was nothing compared to many of the others we’ve seen on the show.
I agree. The mom knew she had faults and wanted to face them.
Case in point, Elliot’s mom from this week’s episode.