Following the divorce of Zoey Carter's parents, Marcia and Larry Carter, sixteen-year-old Zoey begins to use drugs. From her parents' perspective, she appears to be well-adjusted and mature. However, she obtains drugs from local dealers and uses this is as a coping mechanism. Initially, Zoey's parents appear to be clueless as to the fact that she has a problem with drugs and that she is able to deceive her parents; for example, when her parents find her passed out in the backseat of her car, she defends herself by claiming that she just crawled into the backseat and fell asleep. Her secret behavior goes unnoticed at first, as her good grades and volunteer work make her appear to be a model teenager. However, Zoey escalates to stealing cash in order to buy pills and
marijuana. Her
drug dealer, older student Ron Morris gives her drugs to increase her addiction and encourages her to
shoplift to buy more. Zoey's addiction is discovered when her mother, Marcia finds a stash of pills in her backpack after a drug-induced
fainting episode. Zoey is sent to drug rehab. Her first stint there gives only the appearance of success, as Zoey continues her secret behavior. After an
overdose, Zoey returns to
rehab, where her counselor, Mike Harper works with her parents to help Zoey break free of her addiction. ==Principal cast==