When the Intervention audience met 28-year-old Katherine C. in 2017, she was deep in a multi-drug addiction that escalated after she’d been abducted and r***d. Where is Katherine now? Is she doing ok? Katherine, who was living in her hometown of Syracuse, NY, says she felt “unbelievably sad, more sad than I’ve ever been ….
A&E’s Emmy Award-winning addiction docu-series Intervention is returning on August 6 for a special new season featuring six consecutive one-hour episodes focusing on a single area known as an epicenter of the opioid epidemic. Interventionists Ken Seeley, Donna Chavous, Heather Hayes, Michael Gonzalez and Jim Reidy will be working with city officials and first responders…
Anytime someone featured on Intervention declines treatment or leaves early, it is heartbreaking to watch. That was especially true in the case of then-19-year-old Kaila Bentinck, a smart and incredibly promising college student who was battling anorexia during her 2013 episode. Ever since the rolling credits revealed she left treatment against the advice of her…
Professional wrestler, model, and reality star Chyna (real name Joan Laurer) was found dead in her apartment on April 20 after what is believed to have been a drug overdose. Chyna’s rep has since revealed that her drug issues were well known, and that he had arranged for her to appear on the show Intervention…
In her 2008 episode of Intervention, Kristen Showe seemed to have two lives: One with her family in West Virginia, and another on the rough streets of Baltimore. “I am addicted to shooting coke and heroin, snorting crack, smoking marijuana and pretty much anything I can get my hands on,” said Kristen, who was about…
Cristy Celaya’s 2006 episode of Intervention is one of the most memorable in the series’ extensive history because of her frequent nudity, entitlement and extreme (even by Intervention standards) drug and alcohol use. In the official synopsis, A&E said, “Cristy was born into a tight-knit family and sought a career as a clothing designer…
The 2006 Intervention episode featuring Sylvia was one of the most memorable of the entire series. She was a former interior designer with her life falling apart over alcohol. Her drink of choice was sneaking tiny airplane sized bottles of booze in between shifts at a boutique. Nine years later, Sylvia’s living a completely different…
On May 24, 2013, A&E announced that they were canceling the Emmy Award-winning addiction docuseries Intervention after 13 seasons. The network’s parent company must have had a change of heart however as it was announced in August of 2014 that the show would be returning for a 14th season on A&E sister network LMN. “Over…
Allison Fogarty’s 2008 episode of Intervention shook up popular culture. The bright former pre-med student was throwing her life away by inhaling computer dusters, a short-lived high that made her look wide-eyed and caused a serious car wreck. How’s she doing now? “I don’t care if I sacrifice the life of anybody else, I need…
More than one year after Intervention was canceled by A&E, Lifetime Movie Network’s president announced they are reviving the show for a 14th season. Interventionists Jeff Van Vonderen and Candy Finnigan will also return.
With eight years, 13 seasons and more than 240 addicts featured, Intervention was certainly groundbreaking. But, was it effective at helping people? You might be surprised!
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