Season 25, Episode 7
Shannon
Age:
Location: Meaghers Grant, Nova Scotia, Canada
Addiction: Opioids, Crack
What’s Memorable: Yeah that trap house narcan save was something. “He’s mad at us for ending his high” is the most messed up thing about it.
Official Synopsis: When devoted animal rescuer, Shannon, develops a drug addiction, the one thing she can’t seem to rescue is herself. Childhood trauma, sexual abuse and toxic relationships become an explosive mix, fueling the addiction that threatens both her life and her relationship with her three-year-old daughter.
Date Aired: June 17, 2024
Interventionist:
Surprised there’s no comments for this one yet. I was honestly shocked about that possible OD in the middle of the episode – Narcan’ing the guy, then administering ANOTHER dose of fentanyl and “pills” to straighten him out.
Yah that was definitely a first for the show.
I think that just shows today’s world and just how dangerous drugs are…. this NEVER would have happened in the earlier seasons where heroin was the hardest opiate around. it’s scary out there, deadly and dangerous.
that was a Top 5 moment for me. & I’ve been watching since season 1.
I really liked Shannon, I’m from Canada as well and I share her love for animals. The way she casually brought a man back to life with narcan in that trap house was crazy indeed.
I am rooting for her.
I was so rooting for this lovely person, whose desperation at being trapped in addiction was so evident. This episode made it clearer than most, that an intervention is not always met with dread. Some addicts are simply out of options, and a 90-day stay in a top rehab facility is out of the question, financially, so never truly a possible option. It was so gratifying to see Shannon grab for that life-saver and choose to live. The Narcan incident was really jarring to witness. The uninitiated would think that it’s a simple squirt, then the person o.d.’ing just peacefully awakens. This vividly portrayed what a grueling, ugly experience it must actually be. I hope that Shannon has made the most of her sobriety and that she goes on to live a happy, fulfilling life. This planet needs more people like her, who are so dedicated to animals.