Intervention FAQs cover some of the most common questions that families often ask about an intervention, whether it is for drug, alcohol, or substance addiction.
Will an intervention make things worse?
Absolutely not. Doing nothing will make things worse. Many people wait until the individual hits rock bottom. What if that rock bottom is bodily dismemberment, fatalities, or life in prison?
How do I know if someone is using drugs and/or substance?
If you have suspicion due to symptoms that someone may be showing, then it is very likely that they are using. This may be true especially if your loved one is showing signs of depression, bizarre behavior, mood swings, lack of sleep, extended sleeping patterns, bags under the eyes, poor appearance and personal hygiene, paranoia, red dots around veins, empty bottles or containers, and loss of money. See Signs of Drug Use for more information.
What is the purpose of an intervention?
An intervention is an attempt to stop the progressive disease of addiction when every other attempt to help has failed in getting your loved one into treatment or out of denial. In addition, an intervention is designed to free families from the grips of addiction such that they may live their own life.
Do interventions really work?
Absolutely. Every intervention has some success for the addict and/or the family.
Does insurance pay for intervention?
Currently, most insurance companies do not cover interventions. Check with your insurance agent to confirm.
Should I wait until he/she hits rock bottom before I intervene?
Waiting until they hit a bottom could be too late. An intervention can possibly save the life of your loved one. Why wait until it is too late?
What if he/she says no to treatment?
At the point of mental exhaustion, when we have done everything we can think of to help them and they still refuse, we will have developed boundaries consequences and our self pledge that go into effect immediately. At this point the addicted individual is able to see what life is really like without enablement.
How many people should attend the intervention?
The more team members available, the more of an impact we can produce. In most cases, a successful intervention can be conducted with a team of 1-15 members.
What if he/she has young children? Will they be allowed to attend the intervention?
Children who are under the age of 11 would not be recommended to attend. However, that will be determined on a case by case basis and/or by the non-using parent of the child.
my uncle who is only 26 years old and was like an older brother to me. He has been doing drugs since he was 15 but been addicted to drugs since I was 11, I’m currently 15 years old and it has gotten worse. At this point, he has gone to rebab once and has relapsed since. I wanna still have hope but at this point, I feel like he might end up in prison or dead because of how deeply he is involved with drugs. I really would like some advice on what to do or if me talking to him would help since we used to be so close and him seeing me hurt would affect him. My family has been hurting a lot and so have I.
I’m trying to get help for my daughter and she has four children 9, 7, 3, and 2 all girls. She is currently living with my ill grandfather in a wood shack that is unlivable but she says she has nowhere to go. I would love to care for the children but unable due to child custody in Palm Beach, Florida thinks that smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol is not while children are present is okay. Please help.
I am try to get help for myself. I have been doing drugs for the last 15 or 20 years and I am so sacred and I need help I can’t do this by myself. I have two daughter’s and four grand baby’s. I am really scared so please help me.
How can I get help getting my 45yr old stepson an intervention from across the country?
I need to have my 36 year old daughter get help she told me she been doing drugs for st least 20 years .She has been in bad dangerous relationship , working as a stripper to make money for her and her partners life style , getting high,fighting getting high again and again . She has attacked me verbally as well as to go to hit me , she lies so much that I never know the truth in anything Meghan says . She now has a son . She and the band father get high together and this last time the police cane and took the baby to dcf . Kane has know be in foster care for over 6 weeks . I as his grandmother looking to get kinship and bring Kame to Pa with me . Praying Meghan finally sees she has no home , job or son !! How can she not see what is happening . I feel I smother state so I have NO choice but to do what the system says to get my grandson . I pray Kane will be with me as soon as popsicle and that Meghan will get some help before it’s too late . I have for so many years have been in fear of that call saying she overdosed and didn’t make it ! She has no insurance , job or home . She is now living ina women’s shelter in west palm beach , fla. please can you help get her into treatment !!! She needs to be away from everyone and get better . Her some deserved a healthy happy , safe mother !! She is going to lose Kane forever if she doesn’t get help .. please please help her!!!
I need help…..I hide it but inside I don’t know how much more I can take I have been an addict since I was 13 name the substance ive either had a problem with before trying to talk myself out of doing something stupid on a daily basis…