Season 25

Golden child Tristan excelled at academics and the arts, winning scholarships and lead parts in theatre productions. But beneath the "perfect kid" exterior, he carried the trauma of domestic abuse witnessed at home while also struggling with identity as a gay, mixed race, young man. After a sexual assault at university, he spiraled into severe alcoholism. Now his liver is failing, and revolving trips to the emergency room have his family fearing for his life.

Cody and Erin have a loving relationship, primarily founded on their addiction to drugs. Once a couple of bright kids with decent futures ahead of them, hard circumstances and family loss have derailed them. Now both sad echoes of their former selves, they enable one another's reckless use of fentanyl and crystal meth in a heart-breaking, life-threatening way that has consumed nearly half their young lives. Today, both their families are stepping in to offer them a last chance at survival.

Once a loving mother to her five children, Danielle was the pride and joy of her family until a series of traumas from her past--a sexual assault, the loss of her first-born child, and the sudden death of her estranged husband--finally caught up with her. Now hopelessly addicted to fentanyl, she struggles to survive in the streets while her children live in fear that the next time they see her will be at the local morgue.

Corinne, 30, met Joey, 36, while she was babysitting his 3 kids from a previous relationship and it was love and drugs at first sight. On their second date they smoked meth together and 3-years later their lives in Northern California are spent scrounging together money for meth, smoking whatever they can get their hands on, and professing their undying love for one another. Their troubled relationships with their loved ones and estrangement from their kids leave little prospects for a better life unless they can get clean. Their families want them to get better but worry that their relationship is more harmful than good. This intervention could be their last chance.

Carlee, 26, and Cody, 28, became friends in middle school. Years later, their friendship turned to romance, crack cocaine and a life of crime. Despite the onset of drug-induced seizures, an overdose, and the recent death of their 6-month-old son, Carlee and Cody believe this is a passing phase. With the constant enabling from Cody's father, they have no reason to quit this lifestyle and their families fear that their relationship will end tragically.

Two former addicts, Garrett and Shantell, bond over their shared drug dependencies. After years of struggling with fentanyl and meth addictions, their families desperately seek help to save their lives before it's too late.

Two recovering addicts, Cassandra and Steven, relapse after leaving rehab. Now living in a motel, they're consumed by drug use, worrying their families about their survival prospects if they don't seek help soon.

Tommy and Melly, 19, faced hardships like domestic violence, substance abuse, mental illness, teen pregnancy, and homelessness. Despite difficult upbringings, they found solace in each other but spiraled into fentanyl and meth addiction.

A country boy's addiction to crack cocaine spirals out of control, threatening his survival and dreams of becoming an auto body technician, as his family battles to save him from drug-fueled chaos.

Erika and Joey's whirlwind romance spirals into drug addiction, isolating them from loved ones. As their families unite to intervene, the couple's future hangs in the balance.

A former teenage basketball star's promising future derails when his father's personal struggles lead him down a path of drug addiction, leaving him homeless and clinging to dreams of a music career as his family watches helplessly.

Gabby and Patryk's drug addictions and Patryk's involvement in drug dealing lead to losing custody of their child, legal troubles, and strained family relations. Overcoming heroin and crack addiction becomes essential for their future.

Devoted animal rescuer Shannon battles drug addiction fueled by childhood trauma, sexual abuse, and toxic relationships, jeopardizing her life and bond with her three-year-old daughter.

Two middle-aged friends reconnect after decades, sparking a destructive relationship fueled by addiction to fentanyl, crack cocaine, and alcohol that jeopardizes their lives, families, and livelihoods.

A Nineteen-year-old Melissa's life spirals after a sexual assault, leading to drug addiction, alcohol abuse, and entrapment in sex trafficking. Her family fears the worst as she consumes increasingly potent substances.

Jessica, a former beauty queen and teen mom, falls into drug addiction and the illegal drug trade. Now facing becoming a grandmother, her daughter issues an ultimatum: choose the grandchild or drugs.

Three addicted brothers turn their childhood home into a drug den, struggling with past abuse as their mother grapples with the consequences of addiction, violence, and overdoses.

Nick and Emily, inseparable high school lovers from affluent families, descend into carfentanil addiction.Their lives unravel as they grapple with substance abuse and petty crimes until Nick's parents offer a final chance at rehabilitation