"Intervention" on A&E- does anyone else here watch it?

[Cathyclysmic]

I know this will probably trigger some discussion over whether or not such programs are effective, but I think they're necessary when a person hits bottom and loved ones have no other choice. Anyone watch last night's episode? That was the worst one I've seen yet.

[AlCzervik]

1. i watched it last night and it was really sad, i don't see her recovering

anytime soon. I hate to say it but i think she's going to end up dying in the couple of years.

[progmom]

2. I've never even heard of that show.

Sounds interesting though. What was the gist of last night's episode?

[AlCzervik]

3. alcoholic meth addict, girl in her early 20's, stripper.

she is extremely violent and beyond self destructive.

[progmom]

4. oh wow - that's rough

:(

[Cathyclysmic]

5. Completely delusional, too.

Some of the worst cases I've seen on that show had at least once had an inkling that what they were doing was wrong. She didn't. I hate to say it, but her family shouldn't have sent her to jail- she needed to go to a psychiatric hospital.

[AlCzervik]

7. agreed, she needed to be someplace where she couldn't hurt herself

and get some intensive therapy.

[Haole Girl]

6. The one I watched was so depressing

The person, even though she was killing herself with alcohol, was so close to getting help. But, because she wanted to smoke a cigarette, (and had a loser boyfriend) missed her connecting flight and didn't get help. I haven't had the guts to watch it since. Maybe sometime in the future, when I feel up to it, I'll watch it again. It's a pretty good show, and educational, just very sad.

[Blue-Jay]

8. Very painful to watch for me.

Not because of any situation that I've personally been in, but I just have a hard time seeing people in such hopeless situations paraded on TV for ratings.

[Cathyclysmic]

9. To make a case for the program,

they do handle it gently. And if it gets the word out about how destructive some drugs are (especially meth), than more power to them.

[Avalux]

11. Exactly - please read my post below.

:hi:

[Avalux]

10. I watched it - I don't see any hope for that girl.

Not only did she suffer from a meth/alcohol addiction, but it seemed she had underlying psychiatric issues that needed to be dealt with too. I watched it with my 14 year old daughter and used the program as an opportunity to teach her what can happen with drug addiction; she needs to know. It's better to see it than to just hear mom talk about it, IMHO.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

12. I agree...

she was the worst off person I have seen on the show -- I think because she (clearly) was dealing with serious mental illness along with her addiction.

Having watched from the start, I can start to see who is or isn't going to make it. Last night's gal had "Not a chance in hell" written all over her. :(

It is fascinating seeing the range of people on the show -- I am particularly struck by those whose bottom will, sadly, only be death or a lifetime of addiction. There was that homeless young man from CA who has a raging alchoholic and who went into treatment only to get his dog back from his family -- not five minutes after getting out he was at a liquor store slammin' back a beer. He was perfectly content with his life as a drunk who lived on the streets.

So very scary and so very sad.