Intervention Reviews

When I first heard about Intervention, I thought it was a sick idea: film an addict as he or she undergoes an intervention. How freaking tacky! — And then I watched. The show isn't tacky, at all. In fact, it's really well-made, with the docoumentarians never intervening (except in one case, where the subject seemed to be teetering on suicidal behaviour.) Each episode starts by introducing one or two people, eachof whom had an addictionof some sort. The subjects might be drug addicts or alcoholics, but they may also be people with eating dosorders or gambling problems, etc. There is no… read full review »

The real cases on Intervention just break my heart. It is so sad to see these people caught up their addictions. I am so happy when they end on a positive note. For those who fail the recovery, I pray that they will find intervention before it is too late.… read full review »

This show always makes me cry. I'm not a drug addict, nor are any of my friends or family, but this show really touches me. I can't even imagine how these families must feel. I always hope that the person gets better, and sometimes they do, sometimes they don't. I wish they would do more follow ups on some of my favorite… read full review »

 i watch this tv show with my 16 year old daughter and it allows us to openly discuss problems that people have when they have addictions, and it also creates a way for me to encourage her to never use drugs.  the show also covers eting disorders, and gambling among other things that should be talked about as… read full review »

The show doesn't glorify drugs for once.  It really gets into how drugs can affect someone's lives.  A show I'd reccommend to watch with teenage children so they can really see how drugs affect… read full review »