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Episode 110: Robby

By ⋅ November 8, 2011 ⋅ 8 comments

Season 7, Episode 9

Robby
Age: 30
Location: Willingboro, New Jersey
Addiction: Alcohol
What’s memorable:  The painful love triangle that sent him down such a self-destructive path. The way the music industry, ironically, destroyed what his career could have become.

Official Synopsis: When Robby’s mother discovered his talent for music, she became a classic stage mother and relentlessly pushed him. Robby formed a group which became an instant success, even earning a Grammy nomination. But Robby indulged in the excesses of fame and fortune, and became an alcoholic. The group fell apart, and Robby became deeply depressed. His family and friends fear that he is intentionally drinking himself to death and believe that an intervention is their last hope.

Original Air Date: January 2010

Interventionist: Candy

Episode 125: Lorna

By ⋅ October 16, 2011 ⋅ 19 comments

Season 8, Episode 6

Lorna Season 8 episode 125

Lorna
Age:  52
Location: Los Angeles, California
Addicted to: Crack
What’s Memorable: Lorna had some sweet moves, she was quite the Soul dancer. And she’s been addicted to crack for 30 years, which doesn’t happen often. And her poor son, born addicted to crack.

Official synopsis:  Once a Hollywood success story, Lorna is now a crack addict. She danced on Soul Train and for the “Ike and Tina Turner Revue” in Las Vegas, then landed a big job at A&M records. But the music industry party scene led to drug addiction, and she even abandoned her three children. Lorna needs to get clean and make amends with her kids before it’s too late.

Original Air Date: August 2010
Interventionist: Candy

Episode 21: Antwahn

By ⋅ July 18, 2011 ⋅ 13 comments

Season 2, Episode 8Antwahn Season 2 episode 3

Antwahn
Age: 39
Location: Los Angeles, California
Addiction: Crack
What’s memorable: Man, Antwahn has just about every possible addiction trigger out there. He had a really rough life. Also he seems like a super decent guy (other than doing things like stealing his daughter’s birthday presents to buy crack with) and you really root for him to get his shit together.

Official synopsis: Antwahn played professional basketball for the Los Angeles Clippers and in Europe for over a decade, but when a serious knee injury ended his career he began to binge on crack-cocaine and ended up on skid row.
Original Air Date: March 2006
Interventionist: Ken

Episode 88 – Aaron

By ⋅ July 11, 2011 ⋅ 7 comments

Season 6 Episode 8

Aaron
Age: 30’s
Location: Southern California
Addicted to: Meth, Porn, Sex
What’s Memorable: The amount of time he spends watching porn, the things his wife has had to do in order for him to maintain his addictions.

Official synopsis:  Aaron was a mixed martial arts champion, but at the height of his career he started working in adult films. Through the porn scene, Aaron was introduced to crystal meth. His daily habit took over and he lost both his film and fighting careers. He now spends his days using drugs and watching porn for hours on end, and his wife is at the end of her rope.

Original Air Date: July 2009
Interventionist: Jeff

Episode 6: Travis

By ⋅ May 25, 2011 ⋅ 22 comments

Travis Season 1 episode 5

Travis
Age: 20’s
Location: Los Angeles
Addicted to: Meth
What’s memorable: The scenes of getting him to go to treatment.

Official synopsis: An addiction to crystal meth threatens the life of Travis, a former rock ‘n’ roll star. Can his girlfriend and family get him into treatment before it’s too late?
Original Air Date: April 2005

Interventionist: Candy

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