Brittany had once envisioned herself as a police officer, driven by a desire to shield others from the kind of pain she knew intimately from her childhood. Now, at twenty-two, that aspiration feels increasingly distant. She is caught in the…

Mikeal and Sarah exist in a space much like Romeo and Juliet’s—a young man from humble circumstances and a girl of privilege finding solace within shared suffering. Sarah's family believes Mikeal has led her astray, transforming a casual fl…

Eddie, a star baseball player destined for the majors and simultaneously pursuing two master's degrees, found himself spiraling under the weight of academic demands and his father’s relentless expectations. He turned to heavy drinking and g…

Latisha, a mother of three, would do anything to fuel her crack addiction, even resorting to prostitution. Abandoned by her own parents due to their struggles with substance abuse, she insists she’s content and wishes her family would simpl…

Raised under the stern discipline of demanding parents, Larry answered with a life lived outside the law. Now, he consumes a full bottle of brandy each day, despite possessing deep spirituality and adhering to a faith that forbids alcohol. …

In a quiet Hawaiian village, Penny-Lee possesses a laughter that’s readily shared and a genuine love of joy. Yet, despite a close family and the pride she takes in her four children, she battles an escalating dependence on alcohol, often re…

Luke, twenty-three years old, harbors ambitions of becoming a photojournalist, yet his daily drug use has shattered his college aspirations and plunged him and his mother into a precarious existence on the streets of San Francisco. Shantel …

Tiffany, twenty-four years old, once a dedicated athlete and cheerleader with aspirations in medicine, shows no desire to relinquish her dependence on crystal meth, even as her four-year-old son is being looked after by relatives. Is it pos…

Following gastric bypass surgery, Brittney found her struggle with food spiraling into a severe alcohol addiction. Now, she risks losing her family as they tire of the chaos fueled by her drinking. Ricardo is a devoted father to three child…

Michelle, thirty years old, carries herself with the weary air of a mother already worn down by life. She relies on a daily regimen of methadone, Xanax, and blood pressure medication—a desperate attempt to cling to the memory of her former …

Jeff, a recent college graduate now working as a genealogist, finds himself unable to relinquish his daily routine of thirty beers, despite a declining health and the compounding grief of losing his wife and watching his children struggle w…

After years of battling addiction, Jeanna’s progress shattered with the tragic murder of her four-year-old son, plunging her into a daily methamphetamine habit costing $100. Only an intervention offers a chance to begin healing the deep wou…

Christina’s childhood was a constant journey between a mother consumed by drug abuse and a father who offered little care. Deprived of the nurturing she so deeply needed, she began using drugs at a young age. Now, prescription painkillers a…