Fighting Addiction with Tough Love
The success of the intervention process lies almost exclusively within the collective loving power of the family to hold and uphold healthy boundaries.
The success of the intervention process lies almost exclusively within the collective loving power of the family to hold and uphold healthy boundaries.
Evan Shapiro | Posted 04.19.2012
TV is a medium of great power, influence... and profit. One can simultaneously entertain and inspire (enspire?) -- and garner big ratings while doing it. Here is my list of TV's 17 Best Issue-tainment Shows of All Time.
Posted 04.03.2012
A&E saved one of the most heartbreaking stories yet for the season finale of "Intervention" (Mon, 10 p.m. ET on A&E). Terry's descent into alcoholism ...
Posted 05.26.2012
Kaylene was clearly delusional about what was going on, even as she was in the depths of her addiction to prescription medication on "Intervention" (M...
Doug Bandow | Posted 05.14.2012
Washington obviously is filled with ivory tower field marshals eager to send others off on glorious crusades. But unleashing death and destruction in Syria should not be viewed as just another policy option.
Posted 03.06.2012
The situation got a little dangerous on "Intervention" (Mon., 10 p.m. EST on A&E) when self-proclaimed "junkie princess" Courtney was confronted with ...
Posted 02.20.2012
As a child, Skyler was a shy, imaginative kid. His mother Tiffany pushed him toward athletics, modeling and television work in order to live vicariou...
Posted 02.14.2012
Zeinah was once a promising student, but after she turned to drugs during her parents' divorce she lost her way in life. Her decline was worsened when...
Posted 04.08.2012
Dorothy was once full of promise and vitality, but is now trapped in a downward spiral of self-harming and substance abuse. Can an "Intervention" (Mon...
Posted 03.31.2012
Only a teenager, Bradley has watched his mother Suzon go from being a classic modern-day soccer mom to a crack addict selling prescription drugs to pa...
Posted 01.24.2012
From a distance, Kimberly's life seems idyllic. She lives in a mansion with her boyfriend Steven, and money is no object. However, Kimberly is also an...
Posted 01.17.2012
Richard K. is addicted to crystal meth and his situation has become so bad, and so frightening, that the people closest to him have decided to stage a...
Tom Stevenson | Posted 03.04.2012
We must invade Syria, because not to do so would make us culpable for violence, just as we must terrorise France as not to do so would prolong the war.
Dr. Marion Blank | Posted 01.17.2012
What "60 Minutes," with its prestige and power, might have done is to show the enormous potential of software in teaching children on the spectrum.
Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 12.03.2011
Since my sister became a "follower" of her possessive friend, she no longer hangs out with her other friends and she is no longer close to me. I miss her. What should I do?
Doug Bandow | Posted 09.29.2011
Sen. John McCain has exhibited personal courage, but his geopolitical judgment is uniformly awful. Over the last 30 years there has been no war or potential war that he has opposed.
Robert Barrett, PhD | Posted 08.16.2011
Robert Gates' critique points to a deeper intervention dilemma for the United States -- how to balance its known military might with its desired level of participation in global conflicts.
Christopher McKnight Nichols | Posted 08.13.2011
Should we exert force abroad for the national interest? (And how do we define national interest?) When and where should we use force for a humanitarian cause? Or should the U.S. withdraw from the international theater to focus on challenges at home?
Sen. Tom Udall | Posted 08.10.2011
If our military is to be involved in an escalation in Libya, then Congress must exercise its Constitutional authority and approve or disapprove of the President's proposal.
HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 05.27.2011
Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) defended the United States' intervention in Libya, telling "Fox News Sunday" they support t...
Jayshree Bajoria | Posted 05.25.2011
As international efforts to create a no-fly zone over Libya continued into their sixth day, debate has increased about a UN resolution effectively ord...
Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 05.25.2011
Edie Falco gave such a stunning performance as Carmela Soprano in the HBO series that little did we know her next great role was just around the corner.
Jonathan Schmock | Posted 05.25.2011
Posted 09.13.2011
Sex and addiction expert Dr. Drew offers specific guidelines on how to plan an intervention for a friend or family member suffering from chemical d...
Jake Diliberto | Posted 05.25.2011
Obama's attack in Libya is as ill advised and mismanaged as his Afghanistan surge or his domestic stimulus-spending circus. Without the approval of t...
Evan Jarschauer | Posted 04.27.2012