Chelsea
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Nov 2, 2012
16-year-old Chelsea is a full-blown heroin addict. Battling feelings of abandonment & depression, she shoots up as many as a dozen times a day. Josh introduces her to someone with a history of abuse.
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Nov 2, 2012
16-year-old Chelsea is a full-blown heroin addict. Battling feelings of abandonment & depression, she shoots up as many as a dozen times a day. Josh introduces her to someone with a history of abuse.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Nov 9, 2012
17-year-old Jacob is a thief, a liar, and has been abusing alcohol & marijuana for 2 years. Josh must convince Jacob's parents that Jacob still needs unconditional love, or else they'll kick him out.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Dec 28, 2012
17-year-old Samm smokes marijuana, drives high, snorts painkillers, has unprotected sex & is failing out of school. But Samm knows she is screwing up her life--it was Samm who contacted Josh for help.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Jan 4, 2013
16-year-old Asmara smokes marijuana, takes Ecstasy, drinks to the point of blacking out & disappears for weeks at a time. Josh makes Asmara spend a winter night on the streets with a homeless person.
Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Jan 11, 2013
14-year-old Lexi drinks, smokes marijuana, abuses over-the-counter meds, takes ecstasy, goes to all-night raves & then disappears for days. Josh forces her to confront death in a raw, unglamorous way.
Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Jan 18, 2013
19-year-old Ashley is addicted to heroin and methamphetamine. Josh enlists the help of a special effects makeup artist to give Ashley a glimpse into her future if she continues to use meth.
Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Jan 25, 2013
15-year-old Dayne is a gun-carrying, drug dealing thug who loves to smoke marijuana, fight, rob people, and steal from cars. Josh assigns Dayne one of the most gut-wrenching tasks yet.
Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Feb 1, 2013
15-year-old Brandi is hell-bent on getting high--drinking, snorting pills, smoking methamphetamine and huffing (inhaling air duster). Josh makes Brandi spend a night on the streets with a prostitute.