This should make for addictive Canadian TV: Shaw Media has ordered a local version of the A&E doc series Intervention for its Slice network.

Intervention Canada will start airing on Sept. 9 with back-to-back episodes.

The one-hour series will portray Canadians whose family and friends intervene when drugs, alcohol or other compulsive behaviour threatens their lives and relationships.

Each episode will be anchored by Canadian interventionists Andrew Galloway and Maureen Brine.

The first season of 13 episodes of Intervention Canada will work closely with a dozen Canadian private treatment facilities countrywide to identify and offer a lifeline to people with addictions.

The first episode will feature John, a 50-year-old man with four children whose life imploded after he became addicted to crack cocaine and heroin.

His mother, four sisters, and grown sons intervene to try and bring John back to health.

A spokesperson for Shaw Media said there are sponsorship opportunities available for Intervention Canada.

From Playback Daily

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