Is GONE TOO FAR going too far?  Does it communicate that there is some kind of ultimate fate for drug addicts or can it possibly bring hope?

While watching the heroin and cocaine addicts might be interesting or have some perverse entertainment value, perhaps the best education comes from those who made it through drug rehab and are alive to tell the story.

“The show that many people believe will be DJ Am’s lasting legacy premieres tonight on MTV. ‘Gone Too Far’ is a special series that features the late DJ AM (also known as David Goldstein) helping eight drug addicts across the country get their lives back.

DJ AM tragically died of an accidental drug overdose on August 25. During his adult life, he had battled drug addiction. He survived a plane crash in September of 2008 that took the lives of four of his friends, which led to DJ AM experiencing Survivor’s Guilt as well as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. He began using drugs again after the plane crash, starting with painkillers and then moving on to stronger drugs until it ultimately killed him.”

http://www.examiner.com/x-24113-Seattle-TV-Examiner~y2009m10d12-DJ-Ams-Gone-Too-Far-premieres-tonight-on-MTV