An intervention is an orchestrated attempt by family and friends to get a family member, friend, or loved one to seek help for an addiction or other similar problems. When one has tried everything possible to inspire or convince their loved one that they need help, but they will not admit into a program, an addiction intervention program is a successful tool in helping you help your loved one escape from the grips of denial, rationalization and projection.
By approaching them from a place of love and compassion, with help facilitated by a addiction interventionist, you will be helping them understand the problem that they have and that a treatment program is needed. Using a professional interventionist will not only ensure that you have taken the appropriate approach, but will also give you peace of mind knowing that you have expressed your love and concern in a professional, impacting, and very effective manner.
Addiction Intervention Process
An intervention is a very strategic process that must be facilitated and properly executed by an addiction intervention specialist to ensure desired results. In order to effectively perform a substance intervention, an intervention team will be established and then thoroughly prepared with the information required for attaining success. All parties involved will understand the purpose, process and techniques of the intervention.
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- Addiction DefinitionAddiction is also classified as a progressive disease. This means that the habit will only intensify as time goes on if nothing or nobody intervenes with the addiction.
- Intervention FAQsHere are some of the most common questions that families often ask about an intervention, whether for drug, alcohol, or substance addiction.
I’ve tried reaching out numerous times. This makes me feel like there is no hope anymore. Please help. Even a message telling me you won’t be able to help would be appreciated. I’VE lost hope
I’ve been on heroin for over 5yrs. I feel like a dead man walking and I just need someone to please help me… I’ve tried to get in to a detox or rehab but nobody will help me because of the insurance I have so if u can help me in any way please please please let me know?
Hi my name is Xiomara. I am from Mass. My father needs help. He has 2 grandchildren he really doesn’t know. I’m scared he will die one day. This is killing me.
Please. Please I need help in the worst way my son is 19 been addicted to heroin for 3 years plz tell me how to get help plzzzz.
Hello my name is Shannon and i am trying to get help for my sister. She is an alcoholic. She doesn’t drink to have a good time. She drinks to get drunk and it has gotten bad here lately. She has had something happen and she tries to hide it in a bottle. And i am so worried i am gonna loss my sister over this. And her drink has taking a toll on me as well. I have to be mother hen over her just so i know she makes it home ok. So please i am asking can i please help my sister?
My son is addicted to synthetic marijuana. I have been told by rehabs that there is no treatment for this addiction. I worry every morning that I will wake up to find him dead. Even if I could find a facility, we cannot afford the cost. Can you help us?
how do you go about getting ahold of someone to help with my situation? my mother and boyfriend{father of my son} are both addicts who are highly addicted to heroin and pain pills! I need help with the both of them and my family is so tired of the stealing, lying. and deceitful ways! please someone help !
My name is Erica, I’m worried about my dad and his drinking. I had just turned 15 on December 28th, My dad is a very bad alcoholic and it puts a lot of stress on mine and my moms plate. He will do anything to get alcohol, I used to drink with him and do drugs with my friends, but I got the help I needed. I need help because my dad is just getting worse and worse. He causes a lot of drama at home, he will put my mom and I down but when we say something back he gets all mad. I’m just afraid to wake up one morning and my daddy will be dead, I love my daddy to death but he isn’t the dad that I remember when I was younger. We aren’t suppose to have alcohol on the property because of my sobriety, but he hides it in his truck in the basement in his room, anywhere where he thinks I wont find it. Tonight I packed my bags I got everything I need for school, I have the clothes and stuff I need. . And he doesn’t care. He just want his alcohol and that’s it.. I cant deal living with my dad much longer, I need to stay sober for my family and not just my family but for me too. Can anyone help me?? Please?!?!
I am concerned about my son. He started off smoking weed, then it was taking pills for a high and now he’s injecting heroin. I am at my wits end. He has all the signs of addiction, abuse and self-loathing. I do not want to lose my son to this epidemic that is getting worse every day. He has never stolen from me or family members but I have done a lot of research and know that this is possible. He was incarcerated for 6 days and I was actually able to get a good night’s rest, knowing he was safe. Sad to say but it’s true. Now that he has been home, every day is a constant battle for him. I’m trying to be supportive. I am definitely not an enabler but this is my son and I think he needs inpatient rehab. Not just speaking to counselors or a psychiatrist. He needs to learn to love himself again. I love him to the moon and back and I just can’t help him by myself.
I did not see the bottom half of your letter! I would definitely rat her out for the sake of that child! You would be saving her life! She has no choice but her mother does and do not think it will not happen to her because it is a big possibility!