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more about #heroin ArtfulSlinger: I have a few friends who have battled the addiction to heroin for years, but it wasn't until the recent overdose of another friend that my friend Jim*... more » taryn up my heart: He must have felt so guilty during filming if he was trying to battle his demons while trying to help these other people. I can't imagine having to f... more » bess marvin, girl detective: some people's lot in life is to serve as a warning to others. more » BeckySharper: I agree with those who say that these addicts shouldn't feel personally betrayed. If anything it's just a warning how hard sobriety is, and how the da... more » PaintedTrollop: One of the first things all addicts should learn is that relapse can happen at any moment - to anyone. It's likely that these folks are terrified (as ... more » Bgirl_Hamster: What's striking to me is that she seems pretty coherent in the first clip. I assume she's using at that point, but she comes across as pretty "normal"... more » Princess Leela: I could see feeling very, very discouraged, but betrayed? My guess is that most of these people know better than to judge others, given how much they'... more » bluebears: I think addicts, more than anyone else, understand what its like to struggle with your addictions and ultimately give in. I would be surprised if they... more » LaComtesse: I'd understand it, but this isn't something they can/should take personally. As they learn more and more about addiction and their own addictions, the... more » esthergreenwood: I have respect for Adam's family for allowing MTV to air this. more » Ulookinatmyjunk, JOC: OMG. Please save the baby. 'Cause you know, the baby will be totally well-adjusted upon learning that you killed it's mother shortly after it's birth.... more » LaComtesse: Two friends of ours were in our car once, and the woman was preggers, like, first trimester. My husband was driving. Anyway, I guess he was not drivin... more » Rare Affinity: When the UK had the death penalty (thankfully long abolished) it was always the case that pregnant women were never executed until some time after the... more » gherkinfiend: By the sound of this, she may well be executed after the birth of her child...who will care for the child? Will it be cosidered Laotian and remain the... more » Werrick: Barring any ancillary circumstances that might mean that this woman is innocent. Assuming she wasn't forced to carry the drugs, that they were actuall... more » haguenite: Whatever. It's her own fault anyway. She shouldn't have been such a stupid bitch, now should she? [/sarcasm, which is not really sarcasm for some] more » cwisto moweina has got yer goat: hey! This is nothing like Bridget Jones's Diary! more » morninggloria: Amazing in this age of information that it is still so difficult to separate the truth from the bullshit. more » milominderbinder: isn't there something slightly unsettling about the logic behind the law, which essentially states that Orobator's life is only worth saving because s... more » Sputnik_Sweetheart: This story just makes me want to cry. I hope somebody can get through to her- I can't imagine being in her position with no one able to stand up for ... more » -
#interventions
Gone Too Far: Do The Addicts DJ AM Helped Feel Betrayed By His Death?
Last night's premiere of Gone Too Far revealed how the DJ AM used his own history of addiction to connect on a personal level with addicts he was helping. But do the show's participants feel betrayed by his overdose? More » -
#brokedownpalace
Laotian Government Says Samantha Orobator Is Safe (For Now)
Samantha Orobator, the pregnant Briton being held in prison in Laos on charges of drug smuggling, may reportedly escape the death penalty - but only because she's pregnant. More » -
#addictionnonfiction
Former Patient Returns To Celebrity Rehab With Crack, Heroin, And Hamsters
Thanks to tonight's episode of Celebrity Rehab it's easy to see why re-admitted patient Shifty named his band Crazytown. It perfectly describes his drug-addled fits. -
