NEW YORK, NY – People at the end of their ropes. Families with nowhere left to turn. Friends willing to risk their closest relationships in order to help a loved one who is truly in need. In A&E Network’s acclaimed unscripted series, INTERVENTION, addicts are put under a microscope as they’re forced to face their darkest demons in hopes of finding redemption. And on June 10, their stories will be told on DVD with INTERVENTION SEASON ONE: THEN AND NOW. Timed to release with new episodes from the show’s current fourth season starting June 16, the 2-disc set from A&E Home Video features four eye-opening episodes and never-before-seen follow-ups.
NEW YORK, NY – People at the end of their ropes. Families with nowhere left to turn. Friends willing to risk their closest relationships in order to help a loved one who is truly in need. In A&E Network’s acclaimed unscripted series, INTERVENTION, addicts are put under a microscope as they’re forced to face their darkest demons in hopes of finding redemption. And on June 10, their stories will be told on DVD with INTERVENTION SEASON ONE: THEN AND NOW. Timed to release with new episodes from the show’s current fourth season starting June 16, the 2-disc set from A&E Home Video features four eye-opening episodes and never-before-seen follow-ups.
Moving and raw, INTERVENTION SEASON ONE: THEN AND NOW documents, in cinema verité style, the stories of individuals whose powerful addictions nearly ruined their lives. Alyson was a gifted student and former White House intern until her dependence on alcohol and drugs nearly destroyed her dreams. Vanessa was once a successful actress before compulsive shopping drove her to bankruptcy and despair. Gabe is a gambler who lost over $500,000 and his home, and Matt was addicted to crack-cocaine. The DVD also tracks the interventions of two meth addicts: Sara, who must save herself for the sake of her daughter, and former rock star Travis, whose early rock and roll fame resulted in drug use. And, while the show’s subjects are unaware that an intervention is being planned, each episode concludes with friends, family, and a professional interventionist urging the addict to get treatment. If they choose treatment, they’re immediately entered into a widely respected treatment facility.
Out of the 93 interventions featured since the series premiere in March of 2005, 91 individuals have successfully entered treatment. The series has also forged a unique alliance with The Partnership for a Drug Free America; co-hosting town hall meetings throughout the year in communities devastated by drug and alcohol addiction.
Raising awareness about the alternatives and treatment options available to those who suffer from addiction, INTERVENTION SEASON ONE: THEN AND NOW gives hope to addicts and families who have nowhere left to turn.
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