A&E to premiere Intervention, Dope Man
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Michelle Clancy
| 06 July 2017

The docuseries Intervention from A&E Network is to return with all-new episodes, bringing attention to the enormous social, economic and environmental cost of addiction.

Immediately following is the premiere of Dope Man, a look at the face of addiction through the eyes of Tim Ryan, an ex-con and recovering heroin addict. The special follows Tim, who while battling demons of his own, is on mission to help others overcome their addiction in an unconventional and inspiring way.

Intervention profiles people whose uncontrollable addiction or compulsive behaviour has brought them to the brink of destruction and has devastated their family and friends. This season features Tanisha, a formerly successful young woman whose heroin-addicted mother introduced her to the drug after a devastating personal loss; Katherine, an abduction and rape victim who turned to a deadly mix of drugs, alcohol and prostitution to cope with the pain; Shiann, who faced with a lifetime’s worth of pain at a young age, spiralled into deep depression and meth addiction after the unexpected divorce from her husband, among many other stories.

Interventionists Jeff Van Vonderen, Candy Finnigan, Ken Seeley, Donna Chavous and former series subject and Intervention success story Sylvia Parsons return to present these individuals with a life-changing opportunity of treatment and recovery.