"Brandon Intervention" receives Prism Award 
Brandon M. Knauss
Crisis Intervention Specialist
Vice President, V.I.P.Recovery
As seen on Dr. Phil's, 'A Brandon Intervention', 'Brandon Returns', 'Brandon Behind Bars', 'Brandon's Back', 'Taking the next step', 'Dr. Phil's 1000th episode'; (featuring his most memorable guests), etc. (refer to Dr. Phil website, 'Brandon archives'.)
"I struggled with drug addiction throughout my late teen years and early twenties. The longer I ignored the problem, the worse it got. I have personally been through the top treatment programs in the nation and I have learned about addiction from the most respected experts in the country. After finding recovery, I decided to use the knowledge I’d acquired over the years to help others who are battling the same problems I once did. Debbie, Doug, and I joined forces to create a nation-wide intervention and recovery resources company. We travel all across America guiding other families toward the shinning light of recovery through a highly specialized intervention process. Without proper intervention, I have no doubt that I would not be here today, paying it forward and helping others. Intervention is the first, most important step in finding recovery. Do not wait to reach out for help. Start the process now."
Debbie Knauss
Interventionist
RN, LCDCI, SAP
President, V.I.P. Recovery
As seen on Dr. Phil and The Doctors TV Shows
"Nothing in life prepares you to deal with someone who is struggling with addiction or mental health issues. I know first hand what it's like to feel pain and hopelessness when a family member is lost to addiction. However, I’ve also experienced the overwhelming joy and peace that occurs when that person ultimately finds recovery. We are considered one of the top intervention companies in America, and because of that our work is regularly featured on The Dr. Phil Show and The Doctors. While remaining firm, we use the influence of love, care and concern to break the denial barrier to get your family member or friend into appropriate treatment. We will do whatever it takes."
Home
Saving Daniella
A mother and father desperate to save their daughter from her self-destructive behavior reach out to Dr. Phil for help.
Life in the Fast Lane
Brandon and Debbie stage an intervention on Lane, a stunning former cheerleader, who is sinking into the world of drug addiction.
Alexandra and Brandon:
The Intervention
After his last visit with Alexandra, Dr. Phil vowed he would not speak with her again unless she agreed to enter rehab for what he believes is an addiction to prescription pills. But, he devises a strategy and sends recovering addict and former Dr. Phil guest, Brandon, and his mother, Debbie, to stage an intervention in an attempt to save Alexandra’s life.
Brandon meets the
Three Brothers
A family desperate to save their three drug-addicted brothers: Sean, 28, Jordan, 24, and Logan, 23, reaches out to Brandon and Debbie for help. It’s an unpredictable event fraught with potential danger. Don’t miss this dramatic triple intervention!
Brandon meets the
Heroin Twins
Brooke and Tiffany are 23-year-old twins and young moms who are addicted to heroin and prescription drugs. Dr. Phil confronts their entire family in this shocking story of addiction and the role of the family.
Brandon Returns
Karli, 20, is addicted to heroin and OxyContin. She's suffered seizures and has overdosed and relapsed many times. Brandon, a former guest and addict, returns to the show to compel her to get help.
Brandon Intervention
Barbara and Kevin are concerned for their 23-year-old son, Nick, who is addicted to heroin and alcohol. Although divorced, can they come together and do the work that is required as a family to help Nick's recovery? Dr. Phil doesn't mince words when he assesses what they've done so far.
Los Angeles - 15th Annual PRISM Awards presented by the Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. on Thursday, April 28, at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
"BRANDON INTERVENTION"
receives
PRISM AWARD!!
4/28/11
Beverly Hills, CA
Talk Show Episode:
Dr. Phil – "Brandon Intervention"
(CBS Television Distribution)
The Doctors’ Intervention Hour
www.thedoctorstv.com
Could you have an addiction and not know it? The Doctors helps you beat bad habits, battle bad behavior and banish bad choices in an hour you can’t afford to miss. And, don’t think you’re addicted to Facebook? Think again.
VIP Appears on The Doctors
Teens and Drugs: Are Your Kids Next?
The Doctors expose why more and more teens are getting hooked on drugs. Could your kids fall victim? Learn the latest drug dangers and how to keep your family safe.
Featured on "'THE DOCTORS' TV - TEENS AND DRUGS: ARE YOUR KIDS NEXT?" are Brandon Knauss, Intervention Specialist, and his mother, Debbie Knauss, RN, Chemical Dependency Counselor and Intervention Specialist, help Kris and her family after their drug-addicted 19-year-old daughter, Brittany, goes missing. In addition, Tune in to the Dr. Phil show on Wednesday, November 24 to see Brandon and Debbie perform another intervention.
Also featured, former Full House star Jodie Sweetin who played a happy Stephanie Tanner on TV, but lived a life full of ugly secrets as she became a teen. Jodie, has recently released her new book UnSweetined, where to talks about her struggles with addiction.
Show Synopsis
The Doctors expose why more and more teens are getting hooked on drugs. Could your kids fall victim? Learn the latest drug dangers and how to keep your family safe.
Celebrity Addicts
Drug addiction does not discriminate; it can happen to anyone — from kids in good families to child stars who struggle in the public eye.
Former Full House star Jodie Sweetin played a happy Stephanie Tanner on TV, but lived a life full of ugly secrets as she became a teen. "Growing up on Full House, I wasn't into my addiction at that point. It didn't happen until I was much older," says Jodie, now 28. "I started drinking when I was 13 or 14, and from the first time I drank, I was a blackout drinker. I knew at that point that that switch was on for me. I picked up my first drink, and I knew I didn't drink like other people. And it progressed from there."
Jodie moved from alcohol to hard drugs such as cocaine, ecstasy, methamphetamines and marijuana. "I didn't just pick one," she says. "I was an addict, and I think that it's important to remind myself I was an addict. I wasn't an addict of this particular drug, or that, because for me, I need to remember, anything for me [can be an addiction].
"Addiction does not care how smart you are, where your college degree is from or who your parents are," she continues. "It can happen to anyone. It really is a physiological response, that once you start, the phenomenon of craving starts, and you can't get enough."
Jodie, who about her struggles in UnSweetined, gave birth to daughter, Zoie, in April, 2008. And in December of that same year, she decided to finally get sober for good. "I started realizing the type of parent that I didn't want to be, and the type of mom that I wanted to be, and I couldn't reconcile the two," she says. "I couldn't be that person if I had her in my life. And in December, 2010, I will have two years clean and sober.
"I don't live my life every day terrified that I'm going to pick up a drink and going to use, but I have to remember the fear of [using]," she adds. "I have to keep it in the forefront, and that's something that you have to do every day."
Teen Addicts
Brandon, a former teen drug addict, appeared on an episode of Dr. Phil nearly seven years ago while he was still using. Once sober, he and his family started conducting interventions to help young people across the country end their cycle of drug abuse.
Brandon, sober for nearly five years, and his mother, Debbie, help Kris and her family after their drug-addicted 19-year-old daughter, Brittany, goes missing.
Brandon and Debbie attempt to find Brittany, who has been missing for four months and is suspected to be living at a local drug house.
About VIP
In America, nearly every family is directly or indirectly affected by the disease of addiction and/or mental illness. We at VIP Recovery Services are here to help you. Simply put, our distinctive approach to the intervention process saves lives. This is precisely why Dr. Phil and The Doctors television programs have selected us at VIP to illustrate for their viewing audiences the importance of intervention in cases of addiction. Every intervention is handled personally, with dignity and respect, by Debbie and Brandon Knauss, a mother and son intervention team. Brandon is a former addict and Debbie is the mother who lived through the years of Brandon’s disease, so she understands first hand how complicated the situation is. With their unique bond Debbie and Brandon offer what no other intervention specialists can: intimate, direct knowledge of what the patient and the family are going through.
Making the first phone call is often the most difficult decision. Please call now 1-888-536-7847 or 281-395-9911. We have a compassionate, caring person waiting to hear from you. You are not alone.
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Thursday - February 9, 2012
Beauty Queen Hits Rock Bottom
How did 21-year-old Jenna go from being a straight-A UC Berkeley student and former beauty queen to sleeping in a drug house and used as sexual currency? She says her life began spiraling out of control when she became addicted to heroin and meth. Since then, Jenna's mom, Ann, says her only child has been in and out of rehab and goes missing for weeks at a time. Desperate to save her daughter, she turned to Dr. Phil. With the help of recovering addict and former Dr. Phil guest Brandon and his mom, Debbie, an intervention was arranged. But when confronted by her friends and family, how does Jenna respond? Does she take the offer for help to heart? And, what role does Ann play in her daughter's addiction? Is her unwavering support jeopardizing her daughter's chances to get clean? Dr. Phil and Debbie lay it on the line for Ann, who they believe is an enabling mom. Then, Jenna's former classmate and friend, John, suffered a heart attack — after allegedly ingesting alcohol, cocaine and marijuana — that left him with permanent brain damage. His mom, Madelyn, alleges Jenna introduced him to cocaine. Does Jenna blame herself for what happened to John? When one person is addicted, it affects the entire family. Tune in to get Dr. Phil's steps to creating a healthy home environment for someone struggling with or recovering from substance abuse.
Wednesday, 12/21
Life in the Fast Lane
From the outside, Mark and Karen seem to have the perfect all-American family, including a gorgeous home and three beautiful children. But on the inside, they say their world is crumbling as their 26-year-old daughter, Lane, a stunning former cheerleader, sinks further into the world of drug addiction, and her family struggles to save her and the child they say she's neglecting. Feeling hopeless and desperate, Lane’s sister, 28-year-old Malissa, wrote Dr. Phil for help. Her brother, Chase, says Lane will disappear for days at a time and is worried she's done the unthinkable to support her habit. And, just days before Lane was to appear on the show, she was arrested and incarcerated for allegedly harboring a fugitive. Now out on bail, Lane's cruise down life in the fast lane comes to an abrupt halt when recovering addict and former Dr. Phil guest, Brandon, and his mother, Debbie, stage an intervention alongside the family that says they fear for Lane's future and are resentful of the past. With her freedom and custody of her 3-year-old son at stake, Lane is now faced with a choice: get help or go back to jail. What will she decide? Will she be able to break the cycle of addiction? Don’t miss this emotional episode about addiction and the power of one family’s love to save one of its own.
Wednesday, 12/14
Saving Daniella
A mother and father desperate to save their daughter from her self-destructive behavior reach out to Dr. Phil for help. Terri and Bob say their 17-year-old daughter, Daniella, went from a sweet, innocent girl to a troubled and rebellious young woman who skips school, does drugs and lashes out at them repeatedly. Daniella says she's struggling with her sexual identity and is afraid her parents won't accept her choices. Bob, who admits to using homophobic slurs in the past, says he loves his daughter regardless of her sexuality, and he just wants his little girl back. But did a recent argument tell a different story? What hurtful words pushed Daniella to run away from home? Watch as Dr. Phil's Debbie and Brandon track down Daniella and stage an intervention to convince her to sit down with Dr. Phil. Can he help the teen find the reception she's seeking? Don't miss this raw and emotional hour about love and acceptance.