Although there are myriad possible moral and clinical objections to such a show. Intervention seems to be the next step in a growing wave of media products using addiction and recovery as plot devices. Several recent American television shows, such as The Sopranos, Dawson's Creek, and Law and Order, include central characters seeking recovery from substance abuse through clinical treatment and support groups. Although new to the small screen, such television story lines tap into a narrative about institutional treatment that has been developing in Hollywood for the past several decades
