Here's The Trailer For A&E's 'Intervention' Season Five:

In the real world, there is no such thing as a typical addict. Never forget there's a story behind each person falling prey to the demon rum or drugs or any other of the known vices. Once the benders blur together and substance abuse takes over someone's life, the addiction becomes a social problem - lives are ruined and families are broken. Some lost souls never make it back to the other side.

But some make the effort, thereby providing the almost too-real human drama of Intervention (Monday, A&E at 9 p.m.). Back for a fifth season, the sobering documentary series follows the lives of people caught in the deepest throes of their addiction, and the attempts of those around them to put them on the road to recovery.

The addicts profiled on Intervention enter into the reality-TV experience under the semi-misconception they're taking part in a documentary on addiction. In most cases they're unaware their family and friends have planned an intervention, which is to be followed by either a trip to a treatment centre or immediate tough-love ejection from the family circle. For most of the addicts, it's their last chance.

The painful reality of addiction comes clear with Intervention's precise biographies of the addicts. Starting in 2005, the show's first four seasons have taken viewers into some very troubled lives - the ex-Olympic athlete who turned to methamphetamine, the alcoholic banker with a Fight Club fetish, the bulimic housewife who keeps a secret throw-up bag in the closet, and the former NBA superstar reduced to crackhead status. Watching real people unravel often makes for uncomfortable viewing.

There's been a lot of talk about the fine line between 'reality show' and exploitation, severe exploitation in this case, when it comes to this show and I think it's warranted. A&E is making a ton of dough off ad revenues as these people, and their families, crumble. There have been episode where alcoholics take to the wheel so inebriated that they can barely stand, let alone drive. The producers and camera crew do absolutely nothing to stop them. In fact, it could be argued that the cameras cause these people to go father than they would under normal circumstances. And what if someone is injured or dies as a result of an alcoholic's joyride. I can't lie, I'll be watching but I'm really torn over whether or not they should be so cavalier about it.

More Than 10,000 Colorado University Students Celebrate 4/20:

"Nine, eight, seven ..."

A crowd of about 10,000 people collectively began counting down on the University of Colorado's Norlin Quadrangle just before 4:20 p.m. Sunday.

Yet the massive puff of pot smoke that hovers over CU's Boulder campus every April 20 -- the date of an annual, internationally recognized celebration of marijuana -- began rising over the sea of heads earlier than normal this year.

"Oh forget it," one student said, aborting the countdown to 4:20 p.m. and lighting his pipe early. He closed his eyes, taking a deep, long drag.

"Sweet."

Although it's become an annual and renowned event at CU, this year's 4/20 celebration was different in some ways than in many previous years: The crowd was so large it migrated from the long-traditional site of Farrand Field to the larger Norlin Quad; festivities kicked off earlier than normal with daytime concerts; and CU police handed out zero citations.

The fact that not one person was arrested is astounding to me. Sure, there are much more important things for the police to be focused on than a mass of college kids smoking pot but this is insane. What we have here is more than 10,000 people in open violation of the law. Whether or not that law is useful is certainly the cause of much debate but, regardless, it is currently a law. If those same 10,000 college students were openly drinking and driving, they would be arrested. Why should there be no punishment in this case? What is the lesson here, that if you do illegal activities in a large enough group you are immune to prosecution?

Montana's Anti-Meth Ad Campaign Is Causing A Stir Again:

The graphic, 30-second ads are built around the theme "This isn't normal, but on meth it is."

One shows a pair of teenage girls selling themselves to a group of older men so they can buy meth. Another features teens robbing a home to support their addiction. And the third shows a teenage boy lying on the floor overdosing on meth while his friends smoke the drug on the bed beside him.

Montana Meth Project officials on Tuesday also released the results of a new report by the state attorney general's office on meth use in Montana. The report states overall meth use in the state is declining.

If a good shocking is what it takes to get kids off meth then so be it. Meth use is out of control in the mid-west and it's spreading at a rapid pace across the United States. A recent study shows more than 12 million Americans have tried meth and 1.5 million are regular users. That makes it the most dangerous drug in the United States.

I remember watching a shocking video on The Montel Williams Show a while back. It was a show about the effects of Crystal Meth on young people in this country. There was one segment that stuck out to me and really made me think. The segment was about a young couple addicted to meth. They were both high on the drug when they went into a blizzard to replenish their stash. Watch the segment for yourself and you'll know what I'm talking about. It's quite jarring...