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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- Intervention FAQsHere are some of the most common questions that families often ask about an intervention, whether for drug, alcohol, or substance addiction.
My sister is on the road to her own death by alcohol. I don’t know how to help her anymore. I’ve done everything from tough love to driving her daily to treatment. God help us all
My first born 26year old grandson Tyler is addicted to various drugs. He is the the oldest of his siblings and this is breaking our hearts. I have tried to reach out to help him with very little success. My family has never dealt with this before and I am scared that we will lose him if he doesn’t get the help he needs. As I am sitting here I am holding back tears of fear and gutt wrenching pain of the thought of losing him. Please Help Us Please this is our last hope under God
Hello..uhm. Ive never written online for something like this before, I am reaching out for an intervention for my kids mother. She is addicted to Angel dust. Besides affecting the family, it has led her to be homeless for 12 years. My kids are scared of her and she thinks we are tryna keep them away. I have had friends/people tell us that she’s been so out of it to the point of being raped and or hurt. We live in The Bronx and do not live wealthy as the people in the show. I don’t want to tell the kids they lost they mom to the streets. I don’t know how this works but I hope for some help please,thank you. Bless
My brother is a illegal immigrant in this coutry and is a out of control meth and alcohol addict we do not even recognize who he is when he has his moments.. Every where we go no one helps because of his immigration situation…he has lost everything family, business,mind, please help. He is almost 30.We need help.
I’m 19 I’m an addict in recovery I was addicted to DXM and morphine but I’ve been sober since 2/19/16 so 3 years havent touched it since, but I still use other substances and go on week long binges every once in awhile maybe every 6 months such as bath salts, duster, meth, cocaine, crack, oxys, acid, anything I can get my hands on really, and I feel like it’s gonna be a problem like I’m falling in love with crack and bathsalts, but I’m not seeking help for me I’m seeking it for my family, my grandpa has alcoholic fatty liver disease and other issues such as a hurinia he’s had for years and he refuses to get help he don’t trust doctors or believe in medicine or the new medical technology and there’s no way to talk to him and try to explain stuff to him he’s tried to quit a few times on his own but it only lasted a week and it’s dangerous to quit drinking all of sudden especially when they’ve been drinking 30+ years and my whole family needs help to make this work and my moms always been straight edge but I feel like she’s developing an addiction to alcohol, a lot of my family are alcoholics and a few are addicted to meth and heroin as the drug of choice, and my grandpa has his own business that is being ruined by his drinking, and he has so much potential, my family is falling apart, and it’s making it harder for me to stay sober and i want to feel and get better and I want my family to as well and I want better in life for myself and everyone, I need help and so does my family, I’m doing all I can but my childhood was fucked up and I have no social skills or any idea of how to do the whole life thing, but I do have dreams and goals I want to accomplish and I know I can I just don’t have resources or anyone to help teach me how to do anything that adults have to do and I’ve been on and off homeless since 16 I’ve seen the highest highs and lowest lows of life and I have a broad perspective and an open mind because of it and I know there’s hope, but all my close family is dieing of addiction and I couldn’t handle losing any one of them or especially multiple around the same time I’d relapse for sure and not be able to bounce back and honestly I’d probably end up killing myself, the only reason I keep pushing forward is so I can get my shit together to help them but idk how I’d ever be able to afford to help everyone, I feel like I and we are lost cause and I’m the oldest grandchild and of 8 now 5 siblings and the second oldest that is alive is 13 and the youngest is 6 and I want to end the cycle and protect them I need help, my family needs help, and you guys are my last resort. I don’t know what else to do and I’m trying my best but I keep giving up and throwing away all the progress I made and starting over and it’s getting to be to much and I’m over it and I’m hurt and lost and I could go on forever, please I’m literally begging you guys for help, I would appreciate it so much it would mean the world and more to me. I don’t know what else to do or where else to turn, I’ve been doing research and trying to find local resources which they’re aren’t many and trying to come up with a plan but idk how me just 1 person is gonna be able to convince everyone to get help on my own. I’m doing everything I can that I know of and it seems like it’s going no where.
My Dad needs a intervention. He has been addicted to alcohol, cocaine, and prescription medication for over 25 years. He physically and verbally abuses everyone he loves. He steals from my great grandma or anyone else he can including myself. He has caused us all so much emotional and physical pain over there years that I have detached him from my life. I’ve never had a father. I know it’s only a matter of time before the alcohol destroys what’s left of him, and I’ll never have a chance to have a Dad. Please help my family.
I would like to help my kids dad who is struggling from alcohol and drug addiction. We’re currently separated due to his illness. He has bipolar and been diagnosed with mental illness. He is a Veteran who is waiting to get help, still waiting to get in to the VA program. He is currently living in the Transitional Housing.
Now that he is willing to get help, I need someone to help him right away. You know how military works, you have to wait and wait and wait.
How can we help this man who is willing to step into a program?
Please help!
My cousin Samantha is a 30 year old mother – we live in Idaho. She moved to Idaho from Arizona about 2 years ago and within days she was using meth, pills, coke, benzos, and drinking excessively. Within months she gave up her 9 year old daughter to my other cousin and is now raising her. When she got her daughter, she was underfed, sickly, and not going to school. She is doing better now, however, Samantha is not, and hasn’t been. Samantha, within 2 years, has been in and out of jail countless time, and even did a 9 month runner in prison. She within the last year and a half has been shooting up meth and heroin. I am also a recovered drug addict, and I have seen her destroy her life within no time. Our relationship has become so toxic that I haven’t spoken to her or seen her in almost 2 years. PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP SHE IS GOING TO DIE. Samantha also has heart problems and MRSA and mental health issues. She is well aware of her medical problems but continues to use. She has Wolfe-Parkinson White, which is a heart defect and causes cardiac issues. If she continues to use, she will die. Most of my family have cut off contact with her, but her mother and my grandmother still keep in contact with her and her other grandparents as well. She doesn’t care about what she is doing, or how she is affecting the family. She needs an intervention, and help. PLEASE HELP US!
Hello I am reaching out for some help. My husband of 17 years is a massive alcoholic. He has thrown his whole life away to drink all day, every day. His 4 children have no idea what a sober dad is like. My husband comes from a line of alcoholics. His brother is also in need of some help. I worry constantly that soon my children will not have a father. He refuses to get help and always says he will do it on his own. This man needs professional guidance to stop.
Please help my little family!
I need an intervention for my child’s father. He has been an over drug user for over a decade and his life is out of control. He barely sees his son and is currently homeless. He is still operating under the premise he can simply stop which I don’t see as possible. I just want him to watch his son grow up and be a good dad