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Thanks everyone. - Dizzy
Addiction is a horrible disease my brother had addition issues abs is no longer with us. I guess no one can be abed until they want to be saved we tried and tried clinic after clinic. He was clean for a bit then would relapse, I wish I could wave a magic wand and help addicts but it comes from within.
He was the one that absolutely hurt me the most . To be ignored by peers as a child and adult , to have Type 1 Diabetes and depression . As a mom I could not take seeing his dad back away from him . Not due to what John had going on . He was so depressed not out robbing banks .
The last thing I ever saw related to him was that he gained 32 lbs but was still having issues . Poor sweet young man .
I wish there was a way to look everyone up and see newer updates. Hubert was one of my favorites. I’m sure he stayed sober, but I couldn’t find anything on him. Does anyone know if there are any sites like this containing any updates?
Hubert was in the follow-up feature of one of the episodes in S16. He’s doing great! Sorry I can’t give you the ep. My brain is bad from too many drugs in the 90s.
He’s great. Just bought himself a car. A nice one.
I believe there’s a mistake above, confusing season 11’s “Sean”(Sean Messina) with Season 12’s Sean(also an alcoholic,) the hyperlink is from one to the other. I don’t believe season-12-Sean has died[although I’m curious as to what’s happened to him since he got sober.)
You’re right, thank you. Fixed the link.
I just watched the episode of Dillon. Season 3 episode 6. my DVR cut off the end, so I researched to find out his status. I saw the news article and some video regarding his suicide. What confused me was the person on the video that they had listed as his brother. But during the show, he was an only child. Any answers on that?amanda
I just watche the same episode as well, my dvr cut it short too. But to answer your question, it was his cousin that he called his little brother. Dillion briefly mentions it. Hope that helps. So sad to hear the outcome of his story.
I was dillons girlfriend and the kid they are referring to as his brother is actually his cousin that looked up to him as his brother… but yes he was an only child.
John Tyrrell aka Dr Doom committed suicide by overdosing on pills.
I am currently watching the episode with John the diabetic. I’m so scared for him and only watching to see how it ends because I want him to live so badly. I see him in myself..I have chronic illness and am 22 but after I had to drop out of college because it got so bad I isolated myself. Gosh I really hope it says he lives and is okay.
Sebastien from “Sebastien & Marcel” recently passed away as well; very sad episode.
As one person here said in reference to Christopher Brady’s suicide, it wasn’t fair to the audience to drop the sad news on us at the end of the show. I’m a recovering addict myself (and have bipolar depression too and have attempted suicide) so when I read at the end of the show that Chris had stayed in treatment for 3 months, I said out loud, “Good job Chris! Way to go buddy!” But then, just a few seconds later, I learn that he killed himself and it made me cry.
I enjoy watching “Intervention” because many of the stories parallel mine, but shame on them for that episode; Telling its viewers that Chris was gone could’ve been handled with far more tact than it was. My condolences to his boyfriend Shawn, and to his family and friends. Hopefully they’ll be able to remember Chris as he was before the addiction destroyed him.
This was very good. I always wondered what happened to a lot of them. I was surprised about Sebastian Ramirez, what a shame. You want them all to live but sometimes the demons are just too much for them.
Kaila is still alive and has a youtube channel and website that she posts on. her website says she is “moving on from her eating disorder”
Sebastian Ramirez (he was on with his twin, Marcel) died last year. I couldn’t find an obituary, but came across a youtube video of his funeral. Definitely his family. Very sad. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on_e1u5vQXM
Sebastian Ramirez (he was on with his twin, Marcel) died last year. I couldn’t find an obituary, but came across a youtube video of his funeral. Very sad. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=on_e1u5vQXM
Very upsetting. But for clarification purposes only, Marcel wasn’t his twin. He was his younger brother.
Megan Wood, from Season 10 episode 5, passed away in February of 2014.
http://journaltimes.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/man-charged-in-alleged-heroin-related-death-in-his-home/article_a9bca008-92ba-11e3-9d25-0019bb2963f4.html
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/montgomeryadvertiser/obituary.aspx?pid=169652602
I am a friend of KAILA and can tell you she is doing well in recovery. She is still living with her grandmother and attending college again.
Glad to hear she’s doing well because her photos on her Facebook page showed her to still be very emaciated and pale; if that’s “recovery” for her, she needs to find another program. Hopefully, she’s not still in denial about her condition and her grandmother isn’t enabling her. Lastly, while she may be angry with her parents for cutting her off, I hope she realizes that their actions no doubt SAVED HER LIFE.
I just watch her intervention… I am happy to know she is ok .. I was very sad
Does anyone know what happened to Sean? The guy who got half way and backed out, went back to his sugar mama and kept drinking?.
I was so disappointed that his daughter didn’t keep her bottom line.
Sean passed away in early January of this year https://www.facebook.com/sean.messina.7?fref=ts
There was a guy who died from alcoholism I cant remember his name but he stopped leaving his house. A woman would go to his house every day to check up on him…not sure if she would bring him alcohol or not but he refused to go to rehab. He also was a business owner, not sure if he owned a gym or tanning shops….His Mom had several other sons, raised them all by herself. I know after watching her struggle is when the oldest son started his businesses….so he could care for his Mom and siblings …I remember he had everything at one point in his life but the alcohol eventually killed him. He was found dead in his home…alone. This particular episode truly haunted me for a long time. They all were sad but I couldn’t get this one out of my head for a long time. Does anyone know who Im talking about? I don’t see him listed here.
I just got my answer. ……It was Lawrence from Episode 60 He did go into rehab but was kicked out went home and passed away from alcoholism.
That one got to me too
josh from the episode heroin highway passed away from an overdose in June of 2013.
Allie is a good friend of mine. She is working as an aid at a rehab facility.
Sean from columbus,ohio passed on Jan.4.14 about 2:30 pm. His liver finally failed and he passed on.
Sean was a great person he will be missed.My heart has been ripped out.Love u Sean.
Is there a comprehensive list somewhere on how these people are doing? I really wonder about the effectiveness of “Treatment””
Everyone wondering about Kaila heres her facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/kailabee123
So Rachael is still alive (although her boyfriend at the time has passed), Kaila is alive and doing great things. Does anyone know about Ashley from Las Vegas? Xanax and black tar heroin.Is she alive and recovered?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHa3rhhppO8 << Linda, the fentanyl addict.
WOW I am actually super happy about this video!
Just had a look at her facebook, she’s on there asking for money to help her go to school. I don’t know. I can’t help but feel like if she was actually wanting to get better she’d go to treatment and just get it done with so her parents can help support her? She’s certainly talking a lot of the talk in saying she’s moving on and getting better but she still appears so ill. Looks like she just found another family member to help fund her existance. If you’re serious about getting better, and you’re an adult, you need to start taking accountability – paying your own way & Considering the feelings of your family that have gone to hell & back for you.
Wow I just checked Facebook out, it makes her even more real, not just a TV person. Looks like she is doing well, great for her!
Facebook.com/kailabee123
I was in treatment with Kaila. She was brought back, then left a couple times, but as of February 2013 she is alive. Gotta say, she quiet in treatment, but had a very narcissistic air. Difficult to get to know, and not entirely pleasant.
http://m.legacy.com/obituaries/dailyherald/obituary.aspx?n=&pid=165368447&referrer=0&preview=True
Josh from Intervention In Depth: Heroin Highway
Addiction to most things is narcissistic to some degree. It is a decision someone makes to take a personal risk exclusively intended for the users benefit with little regard for the effect it will have on his or her loved ones. To suggest Kaila’s belief that she is fat is a clear indication of a lack of narcissism is completely false. Narcissism doesnt automatically imply high esteem. She is extremely self-involved and finds enjoyment in seeing people suffering via caring for her because she can no longer care for herself. Steve, you stated, “Her obvious desire for attention does not qualify her for any specific mental illness”. It shouldn’t be argued that anyone going to such great lengths to get help/attention isn’t suffering from mental illness; most critically because anorexia alone is a psychological disorder and the episode was entirely based on this. Lastly, it wasn’t Kaila’s mother who treated her poorly “throughout her life”, it was Gina’s; the other young lady featured in the same episode. How one could confuse the two is beyond me, but Kaila’s disorder stemmed from being bullied and her suffering went unnoticed until it was beyond repair. Kaila found revenge in having power she compared to godliness; which is pretty much the most narcissistic statement imaginable.
Amy Z, PhD