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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- User, Abuser, and Dependent: What's the Difference?User, abuser, and dependent. You've heard these words before in the context of alcohol addiction, drug addiction, or gambling addiction. What are their differences?
- 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.
My mother has been addicted to drugs all of our lives she doesn’t spend any time with us I have 5 sisters she raised none of us my mom has several health issues that will be apart of her death if she continues to use please by any means necessary could you help my mom and one of the biggest problems is she needs to get away from Washington dc and start a new life over for herself please help me and my sisters get my mom an intervention and in to rehab so that she can have her a new LIFE with her kids and grandkids .
Hello. I’ve left a comment before about myself asking for advice. I do not see it on the site and have not received a response. As i stated in my lost comment. I need advice for help but do not wish to be filmed or on television. I am a 38 yo cocaine addict, I drink almost daily, and have recently been dabbling with heroin. I also suffer from depression, am bipolar with psychosis, as well as PTSD. My father recently died from lung cancer and was a crack and meth addict. My mother is a co dependent, controlling alcoholic. My relationship with my father was basically non-existent and emotionally abusive. I fought for any kind of relationship and to be recognized as being his child for my whole life until he died unexpectedly while i was living in the Virgin Islands. I never got the closure I’ve craved all these years or the ability to forgive him for all he had done to me. I inherited his house when he died & live with all the bad memories that happened in it. My relationship with both parents was and is toxic to my mental and physical health. I have lost all motivation, do nothing that I used to love, and pretty much have given up on everything. I’m not sure who I even am anymore. I have been searching for the proper help for years with no positive outcome. Maybe I am seeking it in all the wrong places. I am running out of money and on the verge of possibly losing my house. I would really like to sell and go back to the islands but know I can’t run from myself or my addiction. That would make me kind of happy again but not the happy I’ve been looking for my whole empty life. Can you PLEASE give me some advice on what I should do? I cannot go away for months at a time, leaving my house and my animals with no one to care for them. My mother can’t afford to take care of those things for me for that long. She needs help as well. Money is definitely an issue for us at the moment due to both of us not working. I just want some advice to point me in the right direction. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP? CAN I PLEASE JUST GET AN REPLY THROUGH EMAIL? ANYHTING WILL HELP. Thanks in advance
I am 32 years old and my father has been an alcoholic all my life. When I would be in a hospital having surgeries as a baby, he would be at a bar getting drunk, There was a fund set up to help pay for medical expenses and he has stolen from that to purchase alcohol and drugs. Today, he is still an alcoholic, and a nasty one at that. He is a totally different person when he is drunk and it can get scary. Everything has to be his way, everything he says is correct and nothing else matters. I only hope that one day he will get real help.
My daughter’s friend wrote in yesterday or the day before but left out some information that I think would be helpful in figuring out if you are able to help her. She jogs about 90,000 steps a day and gets panic attacks or paralyzing anxiety if she can’t constantly jog. Because she lives in a rural area with no sidewalks, she jogs in circles around her coffee table for 12-14 hours a day. She obsessively tracks her calories and co tunes to lose weight. This has been going on for about 3 years now. I’ll try not to reiterate the info my daughter’s friend already wrote in but when I read it she left out a few things. She even panics when she has to stop jogging long enough to grab a bottle of water, or use the restroom. She rarely showers anymore which I think is partially because she doesn’t want to miss steps and part depression. She has started using laxatives and vomiting to control her weight. Her husband hid the scale at her therapists request so we aren’t sure what she weighs right now but I would guess she has lost at least 40 lbs in the past couple years from her already petite frame. She has been hospitalized for mental illness quite a few times in the past and has a fear of hospitals because of her poor treatment there. She acknowledges she needs help but the only treatment programs her insurance covers are hospitals like the ones she experienced before and refuses to try again. She also needs someplace that could help with her very complicated web of problems from her fibro to bipolar, anxiety, eating disorders, PTSD, ADHD, OCD, former trauma and abusive relationships and most importantly her jogging. You are our last hope in getting my daughter back. She is dearly loved by so many people but we feel like she is just a shadow of what used to be. We want the real Liz back. Please let me know if you can help?
I could not find a place to submit for help. My brother is a heroin addict. He is the most amazing, wonderful man but he is going to die. He started with meth about 10 years ago and now has used heroin for like 2 years. My family is riddled with drug addicts and alcoholics and we need your help
My friend has a rather strange addiction that I’m praying you could help her with. She is 38 years old and walks or jogs nonstop 12+ hours a day. She has a history of eating disorders, bipolar, PTSD, OCD, anxiety, ADHD and childhood molestation and teenage rape. She started walking to alleviate her back pain because she has fibromyalgia and walking and laying down are the only positions that dont put her in agonizing pain. She was diagnosed with fibro about 3-4 years ago. Then about 3 years ago she got a Fitbit in an attempt to lose weight for her upcoming wedding. We all noticed she was kind of going overboard with the stepping but assumed when she got to her target weight she would chill out. Instead she kept walking more and more. She told me she couldn’t get enough steps walking alone so she started jogging despite intense pain in her joints. After she got married and got to her goal weight she started waking up extra early in the am to get more steps, she started jogging. Anything that interfered with “her steps” she would get really agitated and sometimes even get full blown panic attacks. Like even stopping to kiss her husband when he got home from work or having to open the door for me when I visit would send her into a freak out. As far as she tells me she now is doing anywhere from 80,000 to 100,000 steps a day! Her husband, mom, sister and I have all tried to talk to her about treatment but she has had previous hospitalizations that were very traumatizing. She knows she needs help but doesn’t know how to find someplace that can address all of her issues. It’s not just an eating/exercise disorder, it’s not just an addiction, it’s not just OCD its everything all together. She keeps losing weight and we all just want our old friend/daughter/sister/wife back. If you think you can help us in any please call her mother. I’m leaving her name and contact info as I have a job that it could be detrimental to be associated with this. Please help
My sister is a raging alcoholic who sleeps with lots of men so she has somewhere to stay she is sick I’d like her to get help
I’ve left a comment for advice and would like a reply please
Has anyone gotten any kind of response from posting on here? I need some advice badly. I need some help but do not want to be filmed or aired on tv. I watch your show all the time and try to convince myself that I’m ok and have things under control. Sometimes the show even makes me feel better about myself which tells me I’m ok. I dont think i really am. Ive been through a lot in the last 2 1/2 years and struggling to get back up. I know i can do it. I just need some advice from a real professional as I’ve had no luck in seeking the proper help. I think i am basically just lacking the proper tools to cope as well as the motivation from someone that really can help me. As I said, I don’t want to be filmed or on tv, i just got want some advice on what to do. Insurance and money are a bit of an issue as I’m sure you are used to. Can someone please get back to me. Please…….
I think I need some help!! I watch your show and try to convince myself I’m not as bad as the people on each episode. I cant afford the help and neither can my family. I go back and forth with the decision to get help but am terrified. I definitely DO NOT want to be on film for tv. Can you give me some advice?