In the season premiere, Katherine was a vibrant college student with aspirations of a career in journalism—until she was abducted and subjected to a brutal assault. She quickly descended into a reliance on a volatile combination of drugs, s…

Consumed by grief following the brutal murder of her fiancé, a woman now struggles against the relentless grip of heroin addiction.

A prosperous businessman, recovering from extensive back surgery, found himself battling a dangerous dependence on prescription painkillers and, unexpectedly, hand sanitizer.

At twenty-two years old, Shiann has already known a depth of suffering that feels like a lifetime. The sudden loss of her sister, compounded by a diagnosis of A.S., a progressive and debilitating illness, and a devastating divorce, led this…

Haunted by a return to crack cocaine and heroin, a woman now resorts to selling herself to feed her addiction. Her family worries that she stands to lose far more than simply her right to raise her son.

Choosing to remain at his familiar high school alongside his friends, rather than accept placement at a program for exceptionally bright students, set him on a path toward reckless indulgence and, ultimately, devastating dependency—a descen…

A fractured family history and years of constant travel fueled a young musician’s casual drinking habit into a devastating, spiraling dependence.

Following the birth of her two daughters, a woman relinquished her dependence on crystal methamphetamine and heroin. However, she eventually succumbed to relapse, and as a consequence, lost custody of her children.

The lingering trauma of childhood abuse drove a promising tae kwon do student to seek solace in drugs at fifteen. Six years on, the once-gifted athlete was consumed by a deep addiction, battling both crack cocaine and intravenous opioids.