Intervention

Do you know someone who needs, but refuses help?

An intervention is a proven way to get your loved one the help they need.

What is an intervention?
An intervention is a structured, well-planned meeting between the addicted person and the meaningful people in his or her life. With the help of a qualified intervention counselor, family members and friends present their concerns in a caring and non-judgmental manner to the loved one who is suffering from addiction.

The goal of every intervention is to help motivate the addicted person to enter treatment.

Do interventions work?
Most people enter treatment because of an intervention. The intervention may occur as a result of a problem on the job, a legal issue, financial difficulty, medical problems or the growing concern of family and friends.

The addicted person needs objective feedback about their addiction. An intervention is a safe and compassionate way to present this reality to the addicted person and urge them to enter treatment.

When should an intervention be done?
An intervention should be done as soon as a loved one's drinking or drug use raises concern with family and friends. A person does not have to "hit bottom" or "lose everything" before getting help. An early intervention prevents more losses from occurring as the disease progresses.

Does the individual have to be ready for help?
No. The majority of people who enter treatment do so because of external pressure. With the help of a skilled professional, the family can motivate the addicted person to treatment at any stage of the illness.

Addiction to alcohol and other drugs is a chronic, progressive disease that profoundly affects the individual as well as friends and family members. Rarely does the illness go into remission without treatment.

The lives of the addicted person and his/her loved ones become fraught with fear, anger, mistrust and shame. While the primary goal of intervention is to motivate the addicted person to enter treatment, it also leads to positive results for family and friends.

An intervention will give participants:

• a feeling of unity by facing the situation together
  
• new ways of communicating and coping
  
• new knowledge and understanding of addiction, its symptoms and progression
  
• the ability to stop enabling the addict and regain control of their own lives.

Begin the process of healing…