HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — MTV is moving forward with the drug-intervention reality series shot by DJ AM, who died last month from an accidental drug overdose.
After receiving the blessing of DJ AM's family, the network will run the eight-part series "Gone Too Far" starting Monday Oct. 12 at 10 p.m. EST. The series chronicles tough-love interventions for young people whose lives have become unmanageable because of chemical dependence.
"Adam felt strongly that by doing this series he could help other addicts who were at a crisis point to get sober," DJ AM's family said in a statement. "Adam was fully aware that if it were not for his own sobriety he never would have achieved the level of success and happiness he had found. Helping people in their recovery was a huge part of Adam's life. It is our hope through airing this show that people will get to see the side of Adam that we knew and loved, not just the celebrity DJ, but the honest and caring person who gave so much of himself to help others. The decision to air the show has been difficult, but we do this with the profound belief that it will inspire others to seek help."
DJ AM (real name Adam Goldstein) had just wrapped shooting on the show when he was found dead inside his New York City apartment on Aug. 28.
"His mission was to help as many people as he could and this series was a way for him to help on a bigger level," MTV said of DJ AM in a statement. "Through interviews and self-shot video from the addicts and their families, the severity of their addiction and its impact is exposed. Adam often uncovers and reveals new information that even those closest to the addicts are unaware. Along the road to recovery, Adam made the time to see how their rehabilitation was progressing, providing a raw and honest look at their new sobriety."
DJ AM long chronicled his own struggles with substance abuse, which began at the early age of 10. In a Glamour interview last year, he spoke about being abused by his father and the day he attempted suicide, only to have the gun not go off. While sober for a decade, he told the mag it was a daily battle to remain clean.
"At any given moment, I'm five seconds away from walking up to someone, grabbing their drink out of their hand and downing it," he said. "And if I do that, within a week, tops, I'll be smoking crack. So even though I have this crazy fabulous life, I have to hold on to the ground, gripping the grass with both hands."
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