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| Synopsis: A new documentary series,
"Intervention" profiles people who are losing the battle with
their addictions, and whose friends and families feel the only remaining
option is to hold an intervention. Each documentary follows the lives of these addicts, taking an unflinching look at the impact of their addictions on their everyday lives, all the while the addicts are unaware that an intervention is being planned. Each airing ends with the friends, family and a professional interventionist urging the addict to get treatment. If the individual should choose treatment, the addict immediately enters a widely respected treatment facility. (courtesy A&E, 2005) The Cast: Production Credits: The Episodes: 1-1 Episode One--03/06/2005 Alyson, a three-time White House intern and an award-winning student, met a boy in college who initiated her into a lifestyle of heavy drug use. She is addicted to morphine and crack and has returned to live with her parents. Alyson now steals painkillers from her dying father and works at alienating her mother and sister. A 38-year-old former stockbroker, Tommy, is addicted to cocaine. He has quit his job, drained his retirement account and sold his luxury condo to sustain his habit, ending up on the street. Both Alyson and Tommy are confronted by their friends, families and professional interventionists, and urged to get help. 1-2 Episode Two--03/13/2005 Addicted gambler, Gabe, has lost more than $500,000 as well as his family's home. Actress Vanessa, who has had a featured role on the hit TV show "ER," is a compulsive shopper. Now on the verge of bankruptcy, she still can't stop. Confronted by families and interventionists, Gabe and Vanessa face their serious troubles. 1-3 Episode Three--03/20/2005 The family calls in interventionist Jeff VanVonderen to help Jerrie, 29, who is addicted to the painkiller Vicodin. She has been forging physician signatures on prescriptions and scouring the waterfront for drug dealers. Friends try to help Tamela, 24, a bright artist who was molested as a child and now cuts herself with razorblades. They call in interventionist Candy Finnigan in hopes that Tamela will recognize her great potential and go to treatment. |
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