Lauren Episode #34 (DVD)

Sometimes it's the ones you least expect. A bright, young woman led a life anyone would envy, until her dark secret nearly destroyed the perfect life she had created. In "Intervention", people confront their darkest demons and seek a route to redemption. From compulsive gamblers to shopaholics, drug addicts to young people estranged from their families, "Intervention" features real people at the breaking point as they are confronted by friends and family. In fly-on-the-wall style, "Intervention" captures the drama as people grapple with their demons in an attempt to chart a course to recovery. Lauren has known plenty of success in her life. Everyone wanted to be her or be close to her. Growing up she was a cheerleader, a dancer, a swimmer and a great student. After college, she became a high school health and phys-ed teacher, and the students loved her. But amid all the accomplishments, Lauren was hiding a growing problem: an addiction to heroin. In the past three years, Lauren has lost her job and her apartment. She's living with her mother and her moods swing constantly between volatile and depressed. Her family's only hope is an "Intervention".

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