It’s always shocking to find out one of the addicts profiled has died, usually as a result of their addiction. It shouldn’t be so shocking given that they were in such bad shape that their families felt like the would die without a televised intervention, but still, it is. Maybe it’s because we come to feel like we know them over an hour (I know that’s not possible, but it still feels that way) and we have hope that there will be a happy ending to their story, not a tragic one.

My sincere condolences to the families and friends of the people who have passed on since their intervention. Please know that there are many people out here that became emotionally invested in your story and are deeply sympathetic to the pain that addiction has caused in your lives. We are terribly sorry for your loss.





Bret Cansler

Episode 93. Season 7, Episode 7

Alcoholic

Died after successful treatment at 105 days sober

Cause of death: Esophageal cancer

Death revealed on first airing, June 2009



Lawrence Ryan

Episode 59. Season 4, Episode 9

Alcoholic

Left after 30 days of treatment and was sober another 3 weeks before relapsing.

Cause of death: Esophageal bleeding as a result of cirrhosis of the liver.



Chris Brady

Episode 82. Season 6, Episode 10

Alcoholic

Completed treatment but relapsed

Cause of death: Suicide while under the influence of alcohol

Interview with Shawn in The Advocate



Sandra (Sandy) Saunders

Episode 84. Season 6, Episode 13

Alcoholic

Completed treatment, sober 19 months before passing away in June 2011.

Cause of death: Diabetic Ketoacidosis

Sandy’s obituary



Dillon Brewer

Episode 40. Season 3, Episode 6

Addiction: Meth

Left after 31 days of treatment, claimed to be sober

Cause of death: Suicide

Article



Austin A. Powers

Episode 129. Season 10 Episode 3

Alcoholic

Left treatment after 2 months, claimed to be sober

Cause of death: Heroin overdose

Article 1

Article 2



Mike Fisher

Episode 70. Season 4 (Missing episode)

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Completed treatment and was on medication for OCD until he couldn’t afford it any longer.

Died September 7, 2010

Cause of death: Unconfirmed but suspected suicide

Obituary



Jackie Wooten

Episode 108. Season 7 Episode 7

Alcoholic

Died January 10, 2013

Cause of death: Unconfirmed

Obituary



John Tyrell

Episode 57. Season 4

Alcoholic, hallucinogens

Died January 7, 2013

Cause of death: Suicide

Obituary



Sean Messina

Episode 184. Season 11, Episode 11

Alcoholic

Did not go to treatment, continued to drink

Died January 4, 2014

Cause of death: Liver failure

Facebook page



Megan Wood

Episode 145. Season 10, Episode 5

Addiction: Opiates

Completed treatment

Died February 9, 2014

Cause of death: Heroin overdose

Obituary, News Story



Sebastian Ramirez

Episode 97, Season 6

Addiction: Heroin

Completed treatment

Died April 2013

Cause of Death: Heart attack or stroke

Memorial Service Video





Charles Weimer

Episode 62, Season 4

Addiction: Heroin

Completed treatment

Died March 10, 2014

Cause of Death: Overdose



John Carstens

Episode 76, Season 5

Diabetic

Died September 30, 2014

Cause of Death: Heart Attack

Obituary, Memorial Service Video



Nik Buckmaster

Episode 83, Season 5

Addiction: Heroin

Died November 29, 2014

Cause of Death: Surgery complications



Brooke Renee Boulter

Episode 53, Season 4

Addiction: Pain Meds

Died December 21, 2014

Cause of Death: Overdose

Obituary



Ryan Bond

Episode 128, Season 8

Alcoholic

Died December 14, 2014

Cause of Death: Cirrhosis of the liver



Laurie Moses-Roeseler

Episode 33, Season 2

Addiction: Pain killers

Died July 1, 2015

Cause of Death: Not made public

Obituary



Lauren Rae Buscher

Episode 34, Season 2

Addiction: Heroin

Died May 24, 2106

Cause of Death: Lung Cancer

Obituary



Brittany Christine Howard

Episode 217, Season 15

Addiction: Heroin

Died August 20th, 2016

Cause of Death: Overdose

Obituary

Funeral Expense Fundraiser



Jeffrey Karl James

Episode 150, Season 10

Addiction: Alcohol

Died November 17, 2016

Cause of Death: Kidney failure

Obituary

Fundraiser

Facebook Page

Megan Morgan Glass

Episode 15, Season 18 of (Originally an Intervention Canada episode)

Addiction: Inhalants

Died November 28, 2016

Cause of Death: Suicide

Funeral Announcement

Facebook page







Brian James Bellamore

Episode 4, Season 1

Addiction: Meth, sex

Died November 29th, 2016

Cause of Death: Medical error while being treated for an infection. His death was not related to his addiction.



Ziggi Tapp

Episode 9, Season 2 of Intervention Canada

Addiction: GHB, Meth

Died December 12, 2016

Cause of Death: Fentanyl overdose

Fundraiser

Facebook page





Ben Lowe

Episode 55, Season 4

Addiction: DXM

Died December 21, 2016

Cause of Death: Not made public

Facebook Page

Obituary





Derek Muzyka

Episode 67, Season 5

Addiction: Alcohol

Died December 30, 2016

Cause of Death: Car accident. Sobriety unknown

Obituary





Karissa Hilts

Episode 209, Season 12

Addiction: Heroin

Died March 8, 2017

Cause of Death: Car accident. She was sober.

News story

Obituary







Joshua Turek

Episode 201, Season 14

Addiction: Heroin, Alcohol

Died March 23. 2017

Cause of Death: Overdose





Eric McDonnell

Episode 184, Season 13

Addiction: Heroin

Died August 19, 2017

Cause of Death: Overdose

Obituary

Robby (Robyn) Stoneburg

Intervention Canada

Episode 9, Season 16

Addiction: Alcohol

Died November 7th, 2017

Cause of Death: Cancer (unconfirmed)

Death Notice

Taylor Nichole Bittler

Season 18 – The Heroin Triangle

Addiction: Heroin

Died January 22, 2018

Cause of Death: Acute Asthmatic Asphyxiation

Obituary

Sister’s video about the Intervention experience and Taylor’s death

Betsy ‘Bets’ Bender

Season 2, Episode 17

Addiction: Alcohol

Died August 8, 2018

Cause of Death: Breast Cancer

Obituary

Vanessa Marquez

Season 1, Episode 2

Addiction: Shopping, agoraphobia

Died August 30, 2018

Cause of Death: Shot by police officer during welfare check

News Story

Joe Spina

Season 8, Episode 7

Addiction: Heroin, Self-Asphyxiation

Died September 1, 2018

Cause of Death: Traumatic Brain Injury

Father’s Facebook posts here and here

Richard Bridgers

Season 7, Episode 17

Addiction: Crack

Died October 23, 2018

Cause of Death: Unconfirmed

Obituary

Lindsay Devoe

Season 2, Episode 4 of Intervention Canada

Addiction: Oxycontin

Died October 2018

Cause of Death: Overdose (heroin laced with fentanyl)

News article

GoFundMe Fundraiser

Rocky Lockridge

Season 7, Episode 13

Addiction: Crack

Died February 7, 2019

Cause of Death: Stroke complications

News Story

Corinne Renee Stumborg

Season 2, Episode 1

Addiction: Heroin

Died March 19, 2019

Cause of Death: Unconfirmed but based on her sister’s FB post it sounds like it was addiction-related.

Funeral Notice

Ryan Luken

Season 15, Episode 15 of Intervention, Season 3 Episode 1 of Intervention Canada

Addiction: Crack, alcohol

Died June 30, 2019

Here is his obituary

Cause of Death: Unconfirmed

Conrad Dubois

Season 15 Episode 20 of Intervention, Season 1 Episode 6 of Intervention Canada

Addiction: Oxycontin

Died July 13, 2019

Here is his obituary

Cause of Death: Unconfirmed

Brittany Loren Ross

Season 5, Episode 5

Addiction: Dilaudid

Died Sept 9, 2019

Cause of Death: Unconfirmed

Obituary

Zachary Reeves

Season 18 The Heroin Triangle

Addiction: Heroin

Died April 16, 2020

Cause of Death: Heroin Overdose

Obituary

Dad’s Facebook post

Courtney Renee Ball

Season 11, Episode 10

Addiction: Heroin

Died May 12, 2020

Cause of Death: Presumed Heroin Overdose

Memorial Notice

NOTES ON COMMENTING HERE: I no longer publish comments on this page asking for an update on someone. This thread is for support, discussion and news about addicts who have passed away. If you’d like to find out about how someone is doing, or you have information you’d like to share, please do a search of this site for that person (search bar in the top right on every page) and then read the comments on that person’s individual page – someone may have already provided an update. Also, I’ve started an open thread page for people who are suffering from addiction or struggling in recovery and are reaching out for help from this community. Please visit that page if you’d like to offer your support and recovery wisdom.

Thanks everyone. – Dizzy