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S13.E1 ∙ Jessica

Wed, Jun 12, 2013

Jessica is smart as tack with a lust for life. Unfortunately, it's the life of a heroin addict, living in an abandoned building, being shot up by a boyfriend, that she is committed to.

7.8 /10

S13.E2 ∙ Dana

Wed, Jun 19, 2013

Once a vibrant supermom, Dana numbs the haunting memories of almost dying in an apartment fire with a dangerous cocktail of crack and prescription pills.

8.2 /10

S13.E3 ∙ Ryan

Wed, Jun 26, 2013

As a teenager, Ryan was on the fast track to professional BMX racing until his mother's suicide attempt sidelined his life. Ryan turned to drugs to deal with the trauma and silence around it.

7.2 /10

Gina has spent her life living in the shadow of her domineering Korean mother, and it was not until she started using heroin that she was able to escape the most painful of her memories, being blamed by her mother for having been raped.

7.2 /10

S13.E5 ∙ Eric

Wed, Jul 17, 2013

Eric, 31, has been known by his family for being funny, generous and full of life. But his downward spiral into addiction has replaced all of his amazing traits and turned him into a junkie who hustles, steals and pawns.

7.6 /10

S13.E6 ∙ Tammy

Mon, Nov 24, 2014

As a child, Tammy, 26, was forced to look after her younger sisters when her parents would disappear for days on drug binges. A daddy's girl, she has followed in her father's footsteps, spending her days in crack houses, where she regularly descends into a world of drugs and danger. After protecting her little sisters from the hell that was their life, they have now come together in a heartbreaking attempt to save hers.

0 /10

S13.E7 ∙ Holley

Mon, Nov 24, 2014

At the age of 16, Holley witnessed her mother cheating on the father she adored. The strain between mother and daughter never eased and Holley, now 28, acted out through raging alcohol and cocaine abuse. An important member of a loving extended family, Holley's relatives watched in horror as she gave birth to and raised three children in the dangerous fog of addiction. Her family must now act -- to save the children from their mother, and their mother from almost certain death.

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S13.E8 ∙ Aimee

Mon, Dec 01, 2014

Born addicted to opiates, Aimee, 25, is caught in the same cycle of addiction that took her mother's life when Aimee was a little girl. Suffering through a childhood of neglect and a string of abusive boyfriends, Aimee's feelings of worthlessness have led her to a serious fentanyl addiction and a life on the street soliciting men to pay for her habit. Her father, who lives in fear that he will have to bury his daughter as he did her mother, makes one final desperate bid to save her life.

0 /10

S13.E9 ∙ Andrew

Mon, Dec 08, 2014

A man begins to spiral into addiction after his surrogate father figure is killed in a car accident.

0 /10

S13.E10 ∙ Candace

Mon, Dec 15, 2014

After being raised by a single mother who struggled with addiction, a 23 year old mother becomes addicted to cocaine and opiates.

0 /10

S13.E11 ∙ T.J.

Mon, Dec 22, 2014

A 38 year-old woman alternates between being a wife and mother and a rock singer who is addicted to crack cocaine.

8.3 /10

S13.E12 ∙ Jessica

Mon, Dec 29, 2014

Jessica is a self-proclaimed party girl with a serious addiction to heroin. Having never dealt with the sexual abuse she suffered as a child, Jessica has been partying since she was 14. Now 22, she spends her days on methadone to stave off withdrawals, and nights injecting heroin, smoking crack and partying with men twice her age. With an alcoholic but well-meaning father who is unable to let his little girl go, and a mother who spoils her rotten, this family needs a serious wake-up call before they lose Jessica forever.

0 /10

S13.E13 ∙ Travis

Mon, Jan 05, 2015

Raised by an alcoholic single mother, Travis, 20, and his sister were moved around the country after their abusive father left the household. When Travis was 15, his sister, with whom he had a strong bond, was gang raped at a party. A year later, he discovered her hanging by the neck in their home. Racked with guilt and devastated by the loss, Travis has spiraled out of control in a ceaseless sea of partying, gambling and alcohol. His mother, several years sober but clearly still suffering from her loss, now fights to save her only remaining child.

0 /10

S13.E14 ∙ Loren

Mon, Jan 05, 2015

A young woman, with a traumatic past, turns to alcohol to numb her pain, and winds up with seizures, blackouts and severe mood swings.

0 /10

S13.E15 ∙ Wes & Lise

Mon, Jan 12, 2015

Wes and Lise have been together since their teens. Both products of traumatic childhoods, they bonded over a mutual interest in marijuana and other recreational drugs. But they were functional, with Wes earning money as a roofer to keep their two young sons in food and shelter. When, at age 30, Wes discovered crack and brought it home to Lise, their happy home turned to chaos. Hopelessly ensnared by their addictions, the couple's focus shifted from caring for their children to finding and using that next rock. Deeply concerned for the children's welfare, Wes's sister Carrie makes one last attempt to save the family.

0 /10

S13.E16 ∙ Allisha

Mon, Jan 12, 2015

Pain from dancing in a strip club leads a woman to become addicted to alcohol and opiates.

0 /10

S13.E17 ∙ Ziggi

Mon, Jan 19, 2015

A sensitive, artistic boy grows up with alcoholic parents and winds up addicted to crystal meth and GHB as an adult.

0 /10

S13.E18 ∙ Lyndsay

Mon, Jan 19, 2015

A woman who was a talented dancer as a child becomes addicted to Oxycontin after her father commits suicide.

0 /10

S13.E19 ∙ Jamie

Mon, Jan 26, 2015

After falling in with the wrong crowd at a young age, a man becomes addicted to crack and is estranged from his family.

0 /10

S13.E20 ∙ Sarah

Mon, Jan 26, 2015

A woman loses custody of her three children after spiraling into a dangerous dependence on hydromorphone, speed, cocaine and morphine.

0 /10

S13.E21 ∙ Meghan

Mon, Feb 02, 2015

A young musician becomes addicted to heroin after experiencing a tortured childhood and life on the streets.

0 /10

S13.E22 ∙ Katie

Mon, Feb 09, 2015

An intelligent young woman alienates herself in order to protect her dangerous addiction to opiates.

0 /10

S13.E23 ∙ Wesley

Mon, Feb 16, 2015

At 27, Wesley is a veteran of crystal meth use. He has been using since he was 17, and has been dealing meth and other drugs for most of his 20's. He goes days without sleep, and lives a lifestyle that is one long party. Consumed by guilt over the death of his best friend on crystal meth when Wes was 17, and devastated by the loss of his father whose funeral he couldn't even attend because of a stretch in jail, Wes has chosen to make a living off the drug that has made his life a nightmare. Knowing he is one bad choice away from a decision that could end his life, Wes's family intervene in an attempt to get their son back.

0 /10

S13.E24 ∙ David

Mon, Feb 23, 2015

David, 32, has barely known a life that didn't include addiction. His mother was a cocaine addict and his father, who struggled with alcoholism, died at an early age when David was a child. Once a provincial Taekwondo champion, family tragedy, including the death of his stepfather by overdose, has led David to a dangerous addiction to heroin and crystal meth. While his mother and much of his family have been in recovery for years, without an intervention, David is destined to be the next family casualty.

0 /10

S13.E25 ∙ Cassandra

Mon, Feb 23, 2015

Suffering from a severe eating disorder, depression and suicidal tendencies, Cassandra is a young woman who has lost her way. Growing up, she felt out of control and neglected - constantly left alone while her parents' volatile relationship slowly disintegrated. Bullied by her peers for being 'chunky', Cassie struggled in school as well. Depressed and angry, she began bingeing and purging in an effort to control her body and her environment. Now, at 18, Cassie purges up to 15 times a day and takes anywhere from 10 to 30 laxatives. Close to death, Cassandra needs a lifeline before her family loses their young daughter to this dangerous disease.

0 /10

S13.E26 ∙ John

Mon, Mar 02, 2015

With four children, a long career working for a ferry company in British Columbia, and a successful import/export business, John, 50, had it all. Five years ago, exhausted from the stress of a failing marriage and juggling two careers, he smoked crack cocaine for the first time and watched his world begin to fall apart. Now also addicted to heroin, John lives mostly on the street, while his family live in fear of the phone call that will deliver their worst nightmare. Devastated by the loss of the man that was once the lifeblood of their family, John's mother, sister and grown sons attempt to pull John out of the abyss of his addictions.

0 /10

S13.E27 ∙ Brad

Mon, Mar 02, 2015

Brad, 50, lives in a converted tractor-trailer and sells scrap metal for cash. He is also severely addicted to crack. Growing up in a rural town in New Brunswick, Brad was extremely skilled with his hands, and ended up constructing the home he lived in with his ex-wife. After moving to Ontario and starting a family, his life took a dangerous turn. Brad was badly electrocuted on a routine job cutting down a tree. The injury was life changing, and Brad lost everything. Defeated, he turned to crack cocaine. Brad has been smoking crack for the past 20 years and his daughter, now 26 and starting a life of her own, is fighting to get him back.

0 /10