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Intervention

It's Time to Let Go of Intervention

By Sarah Beller

After a 13-year run, A&E's popular addiction-themed reality series is ending. MORE  

Treatment Takes Two to Tango

By Dr. A. Tom Horvath

What actually takes place in addiction treatment? In the first of a three-part series, Dr. Tom Horvath shows motivational interviewing in action. MORE  

The 10 Most Memorable TV Interventions

By McCarton Ackerman

Intervention isn’t the only program to show, well, interventions. Check out our roundup of the most bizarre, dramatic and outrageous examples in television history. MORE  

Real Housewives Stage Real Intervention

By McCarton Ackerman

Newly sober Kim Richards confronts Taylor Armstrong for "using alcohol to escape." MORE  

When Addiction Is the Punchline

By McCarton Ackerman

Anthony Kalloniatis' zany comic persona hid a secret life of meth, booze, blackouts—and enough arrests to secure regular invites to cop parties.  MORE  

Meet the World's Most Famous Interventionist

By Sacha Z. Scoblic

In her seven years on Intervention, Candy Finnigan has seen it all. In this exclusive interview, she explains how her own intervention brought her to where she is today. MORE  

Palm Partners

Delray Beach, Fla.

2 stars

Starring role on A&E's Intervention or no, past residents are mostly unimpressed with this coastal Florida rehab, thanks to the overly permissive staff and overly dramatic clientele. MORE  

Did Michael Lohan Intervene on "Octomom"?

By Anna David

Lohan claims he helped the mother of eight get into treatment; she says not. Insiders tell The Fix that Lohan gives recovery "a bad name." MORE  

Lohan Family at War Over LiLo Relapse Claims

By McCarton Ackerman

Lindsay Lohan's father tries to stage an intervention at her house—but she wants an order of protection against him. MORE  

Morning Roundup: October 16, 2012

By Chrisanne Grise

Mexican official claims drug war is working, France says "mais, non!" to legalizing pot, and '80s rocker Rick Springfield struggled with sex addiction. MORE  

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Fox News Host: Pot Could've Made Trayvon Martin "Violent"

Gregg Jarrett claims the slain teen could be to blame in his own murder, if he had smoked pot.

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Former Skid Row Frontman Is 90 Days Sober

Heavy metal singer Sebastian Bach celebrates his newfound sobriety on social media.

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Do the Irish Really Drink More?

A study claims Irish students drink more than their peers, and blames same-sex schooling, parents and cricket clubs.

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Drugs and Animal Poaching Overlap in Costa Rica

Drug runners' recruitment of poachers brings crime to the country's once-protected shores.

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Carrie Fisher Nods to Addiction at Daytime Emmys

The Star Wars actress recalls her druggy past while presenting an award to her former director.

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Sober Living
My Imperfect Sobriety

I didn’t follow all the rules when I was new to program and I still don’t. Part of me knows that’s exactly how it should be. 

The Rehab Review
Cliffside Malibu
 
 
 
 

The “beach-house-relaxed” Cliffside Malibu claims to provide an oasis for recovering addicts and alcoholics. And that’s just what you'll get—if you’ve got the cash.

Newport Academy
 
 
 
 
 

This SoCal rehab fosters a regimented but respectful recovery environment, where teens learn how to live sober through plenty of 12-step meetings and life-skills classes—not to mention "equine-assisted psychotherapy" and mixed martial arts.

Reflections
 
 
 
 

This exclusive Northern California rehab is all about client choice—as well as golf outings, Buddhist field trips and keeping up with the office.

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