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Sarah and Tecoa are 25-year-old twin sisters who had a normal childhood until their mom and stepfather divorced, and their world changed forever. Sarah and Tecoa say to fill the void, they turned to drugs and sex. Now, Sarah lives minute to minute on the streets, consumed with her quest for heroin and crack cocaine, and selling her body to pay for her drugs. Tecoa is currently clean, but not by choice. She’s been in jail, unable to do anything but think about drugs. She’s also six months pregnant. Joani, a former Dr. Phil guest and recovering addict herself, found Sarah on the streets and documented her days and nights for a month. Dr. Phil shows video footage to the twins’ mother, Cindy. How did she let her daughters’ lives get so out of control? Dr. Phil gets the twins off the street and into The Dr. Phil House to detox, and to get their lives back. With surprise visits from their past, a terrifying look into their future, and Dr. Phil helping them through it all, will Sarah and Tecoa commit to rehab and stay clean? Talk about the show here.

Please note: The on-the-street footage in this series was filmed by a concerned outside party and sent to the Dr. Phil show.  Upon receipt of this compelling video, the Dr. Phil show began immediate efforts to plan and arrange necessary interventions and inspire these young adults to get out of harm’s way.

Find out what happened on the show.

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January 6, 2007, 2:03 pm PST

what has happened

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What has happened to the girls?
 
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February 15, 2007, 7:34 pm PST

hard to believe

I am very glad Dr. Phil was "no holds barred" on the intervention show he did on the heroin twins.....He told them.......and us, the viewers how it is and how it's going to be.

 

I was, shocked and to be quite honest, very, very scared, as I also have a set of twins (boy/girl, who will only be 9mts old tomorrow).  This is why Sara and Tacoa stayed so strong in my mind, because of my own twins.  I didn't realize what an influence one twin could have over another......I have never seen anything like this.....My heart goes out to them.... They've been on my mind since I saw them on the show in November.......I so hoped that they would get the help they needed, and stick with it, but as I learned yesterday on a preview for next week, one relapsed and the other stayed with it.....To her ?? I wish you all the best, and to the other, I hope,  she too will really see, that the destuctive life she is leading is going to get her nowhere.........fast. 
 
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April 12, 2007, 10:21 am PDT

11/20 The Dr. Phil House: Heroin Twins, The Intervention

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the only to break the cycle is for a addict to know they have them selves to blame otherwise they will never stay clean,they will always get on there pitty pot and return to the streets, trust me on this one,
I agree...the twins ARE responsible for their own addiction...but a child is a product of their environment. So yes they as much as their mother, who should have been there for them, are responsible.
 
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May 16, 2007, 10:58 pm PDT

please read this sarah and tecoa

Hi Sarah and Tecoa

Well first of all i just wanna say how happy i am to see you really trying to help yourself to succed in life and to get of the drugs. im not saying become a christian but i just would like to say before i new god and how he helped me i useed to be just like how you were ADDICTED but i met some people that showed me agod and helped me help myself so here is my way to try and help email me

devilsgirl1987@hotmail.com  i will help you if you let me

 love yas 
 
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June 24, 2007, 7:02 pm PDT

mom to mom

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I can tell you that heroin addiction is NO JOKE! I watched my son suffer with this disease for 10 years. I thought it was the most painful thing I could experience. I knew he needed help and if he didn't get it he would surely die. He was in rehab several times inpatient and outpatient. He really wanted to stop but the drugs had already done major damage to his brain. He even tried religion and was sooooo sure he had it conquered. I loved him more than life and would have given mine for him. I tried everything I could think of to protect him from himself to include calling the cops and causing him to end up in prison for a year. The day he got out he went for more drugs. I even wrote to Dr. Phil begging for help. I guess he was too low on the list to get help. He went into rehab in June for 6 weeks. When he got out he did everything he was supposed to. He worked and went to church. He was baptised on July 23rd. On August 17th he gave in to the craving and went out and got drugs. That night he died on someone's bathroom floor. I got a call at 3 a.m. from the police department that he was dead. For a moment my heart was happy that he no longer had to suffer. I only thought his drug addiction was the most painful thing I could experience; watching him self-destruct. Trying to live my life without him is more painful than I could ever find words to describe. My heart is broken in a million pieces and I will never "get over it". By the grace of God I will learn to live with it. For a while I wanted to die because a huge piece of me is gone forever. On Tuesday I will visit his grave in honor of his 30th birthday and try to celebrate Thanksgiving (his favorite holiday) on Thursday.

 

If you are thinking of using drugs or have become an addict, PLEASE GET HELP! You have no idea what you are doing to yourself and the people who love you.  My son thought he had a tolerance level so high that he could use anything and he wouldn't die. He even tried to overdose on many occasions because he was sick and tired of being a prisoner to the drug but he never died, as he put it. He said he would always wake up. When he was least expecting it he did die and I have to live with this loss. He was my first born and my very best friend. My life will never be the same. Please don't do this to your family or friends.

oh my gosh..my heart goes out to you..i had to respond..i , too, have an herion addict son..he is 24 yrs old .a wonderful guy when not using.on april 11,2007 he had bought herion and stopped by my moms and he was using in her bathroom and hit the floor.my mom called 911 cuz she just new.they arrived in a hurry and he wasn't breathing and had a very faint pulse.narcan was given and he came out of it and spent 3 days in ICU then went into inhouse rehab.he wanted to go.if he had used that day in the bathroom of some gas station as he says he would do.i would've gotten a call as well.he was in rehab for 28 days and going to meetings everynight.found a job..then i found needles in his room.2 were used..what is that all about...i couldn't believe it...i know how i felt when the medics had him and working on him..i can't even begin to say how i was feeling..i'm so sorry for your loss.when i read your note i cried for you and your son and me and mine..i will think of you and i will pray that you will find some kind of closer of some sort.happy memories instead of sad ones..when i didn't know yet if he would make it..i was crying so hard and can't imagine not having my son..the love we as mothers have for our kids..regardless of age.at this moment in time.he's going to meetings and dhe has a sponser and working the program..i still wait for the phone call..i just can't hardly stand it...please take care of yourself.....
 
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July 26, 2007, 12:03 pm PDT

I might have an answer 2 help your son

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My 24 year old son has been on methadone for almost 4 years. His dosage is still extremely high.  Of course I am thankful he is otherwise completely clean, but it does not seem that these methadone clinics try very hard to provide addicts with the help they still need to deal with their addictions (or refer them somewhere). At least that has been what I have seen. I realize that each one needs to make their own choice to get the help, and I remain supportive in the meantime. He still struggles with emotional and self esteem problems and does not seem terribly motivated to improve or really embrace life. At moments when he has glimpses of such motivation, he does not know how to hold onto it or get on with his life. He only goes to the "required" minimal counseling at the clnic, which does not really seem to be adequate. My son started down this path when his dad decided to leave our family, and despite trying everything I could and seeking lots of help, he was determined to do it anyway. He was basically taking out his hurt and anger on himself.  My other son dealt with it differently by involving himself in many hobbies. I blamed myself a lot, but now see that I lovingly tried everything possible to keep him from such misery.  He is sometimes a mere shadow of his former enthusiastic and motivated self. It is the saddest thing I have ever seen. Learning about heroin addiction is something I never dreamed I'd ever have to know about much less see in our family.  I wish all young people following this path would have some way of getting the help they need in time before they become addicted to heroin. If they only knew it is not worth it one single bit.  One of my friends just lost her son this year from drugs. There were so many young people at the funeral just sobbing. I hope at least some of them were moved to get help.  It has devastated their extremely nice family.  I pray all parents who are dealing with this could find the help they and the rest of their families will need to cope. It took me a long time to realize that when he lashed out at me with such vehemence that it was the drugs talking, not the real son I know and love. Since he has been on methadone, we have been able to work through many things and he has sought my forgiveness. He is still not completely himself, however, and I would like to know if anyone else has dealt with this, and has anyone had experience with a loved one on a high dosage? If so, has it affected the person? Thanks.
I'm 25 yrs old and I've been a heroin addict for 5 yrs but kicked about 2 1/2 weeks ago and once I started taking this pills I have not had a craving for heroin at all. I beleive this is a miracle pill for some one on heroin. Before I knew anything about these pills I wanted to go on methadone because people who  I knew that stopped heroin went 2 methadone and they said it worked for them so good but when I went to a methadone clinic they gave me another option that works a lot better than methadone. From what I know methadone is a drug that will be just as hard 2 quit like heroin and it will be harder to lower the dosage. The pills I'm talking about is Suboxone. I was using between $60 - $80 of heroin a day and when I was introduced 2 these pills I only take two 8mg pills a day and I dont have the craving, no physical pain, and I feel completely normal when I'm on it. I tried to kick cold turkey but it was so, so painful and I even tried to not buy as much heroin like I normally take but I would take just enough to take away the physical pain but mentally I was a wreck. I would yell and cuss at anybody and everybody for no reason. Anything would irritate me and I would be pissed at everybody 4 it. I'm living with my girlfriend and I couldnt even hug her, touch her or even talk 2 her without being irritated. I would make her cry everyday because I would push her off of me when she just wanted 2 hug me. Also when I tried 2 cut my heroin hits a day I couldnt even work and interact with people but now I'm working a full time job and I'm just waiting to attend college in the fall so I can go ful time also. I honestly really believe this will help your son and if you have any questions or anything please e-mail me at phenex36@yahoo.com
 
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11/20 The Dr. Phil House: Heroin Twins, The Intervention

 I started injecting heroin when I was 15, quickly became addited both mentally and physically and soon entered a four year run using every day except for the brief periods of detox using methadone at metro State Hospital in California (program no longer available, this was in the late 1970's) Or cold turkey.  I stoled anything I could get mey hands on, first from my family and friends and eventually scamming anyone I could.... moving on to boosting ( stealing from large stores then selling the items, sometimes out in the very parking lot I took the item from) then moved on to breaking into homes and busnesses. by the way I am white and female from a very well to do family. Although I was never a prostitute I did on occassion 'sleep around'  for the drug. My life consisted of waking early , throwing on the nearest pair of pants and shirt laying around and out I would go to hussle for money....

After being arrested, violating probation, getting arrested again for burglary I finally cleaned up for several years. used again for a few yrs was clean again for many years and then I had to get dental work done I had been clean so long I didn't think the vicadin RX would have any effect on me. After my tooth pain subsided I continued to take them when I ran out I started really obsessing about coping some smack. It was so wierd because I saw in myself the game i was playing to myself the lies the reasoning why I could just do it one time and get it out of my system the whole game but I just couldn't stop obsessing about it. It consumed my every thought. I was shocked that after so many years of not fixing, the drug could have that kind of affect on me, After fighting it for several weeks I finally subcombed and drove through a near by neighborhood where I knew I could find some herion. within one hour I was sticking a needle in my arm and that was it.... two years later i successfully stopped but now I am on methadone maintainance . that was ten years ago and I am way done on my dose, (7 mg). but I am kind of scared because I am kind of thinking about it alot again.

 
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