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.
My name is Fran Lyon, my son Shane Drumheller is 35 and is an alcoholic and drug user. He is more into pain pills and heroin now. He has been in state prison for the last 3 years and I’m getting so nervous and sick because he will be released in about 10 months to 1 year. I know he promises he won’t do heroin ever again, but I know he needs more treatment than prison can offer him. I need my son back, the son who was happy, loving, funny, and healthy. He has been in and out of jail since he was 18. He was in a military camp for 3 months when he was 15. He told me he started drinking when he was 14 and doing drugs when he was 15. He went thru rehab for 3 weeks and for 30 days but, it did not work. This has been affecting my health for years now and I’m so afraid if I die, Shane will kill himself with the insurance money that is left for him. He did go into cardiac arrest from alcohol poisoning when he was 26. The doctors said he was a complete merical because, he was dead, revived, in a coma for 3 weeks then woke up. They said he would not survive the night, he was put on a respirator. But, he pulled thru that and got out of the hospital and went home and opened the fridge and took out a beer and drank it. It made me sick. Now I don’t want him to come back to my home, I have my daughter and grand daughter living here with myself and my husband. I don’t want my grand daughter living with a heroin addict again. I love my son more than life itself, but I can’t do this anymore. I need help. I can’t do this alone. I will lose my mind. I hate living like this. I can’t ever be happy because I know my son is not happy. I won’t turn my back on my son, not ever. We need help. Please help my son. I’m begging you. Shane is intelligent and he can do so much in life if he can stay sober. Once again, Please help my son. We have been thru so much for so long, I don’t know what to do. I am out of prayers, I think maybe god stopped listening because I asked for to much for to long. He can’t help me because its for Shane more than me and Shane is to proud to ask for help from anyone. He lost his wife, and he feels alone and that no one cares about him. He is wrong. He is my life, the most important person in the world. I will give up everything in my life to get him the help he needs.
My sister lives in Nebraska and we live in Ohio. Her husband has left with her two children to Ohio as well. She’s recently admitted to being on crack cocaine and c that she has struggled off and on with coke use. She’s in total denial. We’ve suspected drug use for years but just received confirmation. She also struggles with bipolar disorder as well as other mental health issues. We are terrified that she will not make it. My father is in his late 70’s and is a recovering heroine addict. Please help us intervene before she looses her children or worse. Her 9 month old child doesn’t even know who she is. How do we get assistance with helping my sister. She believes she can treat herself. She’s lost her job. Possibly her home. Please help.
My name is Michelle and I have been trying to help my son stop doing herion and its been a struggle I have tryed to get him to go to rehab and to meeting and I have called every where to get him in rehab and I can’t afford it so I’m losed for help I guess if you’re rich you get to keep you’re children safe if you’re poor you are plain screwed. My son is dying and I have seen him go threw Detox’s twice and ever time I see it I see my son dying and as a mother I don’t want to lose a child ever night I cry praying that he won’t come home in a boxs he is so bad and I thought when he’s girlfriend over dose and passed on he would have open his eye to stop and it didn’t work I’m bagging for help amd there is none here in Shasta county Redding California
Hi my name is LaVina and I need some help with my mo. She’s addicted to crystal method and a alcoholic and I don’t want to lose her she just lost her brother my uncle and I’m really worries about her how do I go abouts getting her help from a interventionist plz I’m scared that she don’t have much longer if she continues what she’s doing
My sister needs help her kids need help we need to help her we don’t know what to do she’s always drinking and we are afraid that now she’s doing some kind of drug
My sister’s husband needs an intervention. She caught him using crack and they have a baby. He drinks alcoholicly as well. He doesn’t see a need to stop because he has a trust fund allocated for him for the rest of his life and can buy anything he wants. Unfortunately all he wants are drugs and alcohol. Help our family.
I need help with my ex. He is such a good soul. He came to new orleans after Katrina to help others. He got lost and in return Los his self. He has no family here and I’m afraid he is bout to die. He wake up drinkn gin and drink until he is blacked out. Please somebody tell me how to help him
What if you don’t have family who cares but you know you need treatment??
Hi my son needs help I myself was a user and I am on probation father z n prison and his girlfriend / wife they have 2 kids she z on probation 20 yrs n all of us done meth and got cleaned up he z on probation because of it in they have 2 kds I want to save him as a mom protecting her son his is 26
Hi my brother is a alcoholic. I need help with him. He is out of control with his drinking