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 Bailey. The addict in need of help is my mother. She has been addicted to Methamphetamine for well over 10 years. She has hidden the fact that she is a user up until a few years back when my brother found a bag inside her car. Since then our lives have been turned upside down and into chaos. She uses as much as possible and her boyfriend is of no help either. They both use and sell drugs to support their habit. Me and my family have been blamed for her addiction (she needed to use when my brother had an asthma attack and almost died and when I had an auto-accident that almost killed me.) Addiction runs in my family and I need it to end today. She is the last person in my family to be using. I need my mother back. She is being charged with a felony as well as misdemeanors for drug paraphanelia and is only getting a slap on the wrist (supervised probation.) I feel if we don’t get her help she get sober. She’s already in her 40’s and I’m terrified I’m going to lose her all together.
My boyfriend of 15 years is addicted to drugs An alcohol an he needs help. We have 3 kids together. His drinking has mentally messed the family an i up. Seems like he can’t go one day without drinking or doing drugs. If he doesn’t get help the kids an I are leaving. I can’t continue to put my kids or myself through this anymore. Please help
Please help my daughter she’s a prostitute on the streets of Denver Colorado Colfax Avenue she’s 32 years old she is depicted to heroin and meth her husband recently OD’d and died and she’s been on a spiral down she has two daughters and a son who loved her dearly and who live with my mother and myself I need my baby girl back please I’ll do anything I will work I will do anything please help her please help my babies get their mommy back
My son is 32 he has been addicted to meth since he was 15. He has been in and out of prison several times. He has two young daughters who live with my ex husband and his wife. He’s oldest daughters mother died in a car wreck shortly after getting out of prison when her and my son had been indicted for manufacturing meth. He recently got out in January. He is the worst I have ever seen him. I know he thinks he won’t live to be an old so he lives in the moment and sees no future. We need help
I have a twin sister who has been addicted to Herion for the past 8 years. My entire life is crashing down because of watching her destroy her life. She also has a 6 year old daughter she hasnt seen in months due to this addiction. I am so afraid for her life and she needs helps despretalty. Our mother passed away from stomach cancer in 2011 and after she died, my sister fell apart. I have no support or help and my sister is going to die. Please help her/us.
My story is different I am the drug addict my family is unaware. My mom lives two trailer down and smothers me at the age of 30. I started using after my niece claimed my boyfriend touched her. Who is an illigal Mexican. I don’t work he supports the house and could be picked up by immigration any day. We have been together for nine years. I have two children. Social services was watching recently and I got cleared while using drugs. I know how to act normal have learned well. My boyfriend needs help to but don’t have insurance being illigal. He was in a horrific car accident and almost died last year’s. My first problems started about 15 when my mom got investigated and went to prison for bank robbery we’re she worked for $140,000 dollars. I never quite new all the details. I want help for me and my partner. I think we could work threw this being sober for 8 years together before. He is a wonderful person and amazing father to both my girls. I’m Affraid I’m gonna screw my kids up cause of this. They are not aware and are 11 and 4. I don’t have anyone comfortable with and need a support system. What will happen to me girls if I go in I have no one to watch them.
Im 28 years old, and I’m addicted to taking suboxone and subutex.. I’ve been on it for about 8 years. I’m a mother to four, just had my 4th child in April. I was off of it when I got pregnant, and then got right back on it once I had my daughter.. and haven’t slowed down since. My family, or husband doesn’t know I’ve been lying, and hiding it from them.I just want to be clean, and sober minded. Please. Help me.
Hello MY NAME YOLANDA BARKLEY FROM NEWARK NJ IM IN DESPERATE NEED OF HELP TO FIND MY SELF MENTALLY PHYSICALLY AN EMOTIONALLY AN TO GET OFF DRUGS IM ASKING FOR HELP FOR MYSELF I NEED TO GET AWAY FROM ALOT THAT IM DEALING WITH I HAVE KIDS AN IMMA GRANDMOTHER I DON’T WANNA KEEP KILLING MYSELF MY KIDS DON’T WANNA HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH ME AN SOME IS MY FAULT I DON’T WANNA KEEP KILLING MYSELF NOMORE I NEED HELP NEW JERSEY DOESN’T HAVE CONCERNED HELP I LOOK AT INTERVENTION AN ALL I DO IS CRY I KNOW DEEP INSIDE I CAN DO IT I CAN’T DO THIS ALONE I DEAL WITH ALOT OF ISSUES FROM A LITTLE GIRL IM REACHING OUT FOR DESPERATE NEED OF HELP THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO LEAVE A COMMENT AN LISTEN FROM A YOUNG WOMEN THATS LOOKING FOR A LIFE
I am looking for an intervention for the love of my life(fiance) she’s been sober for 7yrs…and relapsed on heroin once again..I need some assistance so does she..PLEASE help us?
I have been binge-watching “Intervention” and the stories have really moved me. Seeing the love from the families toward the addicts and alcoholics amazed me. They went through so much and yet still loved their addicted family member.
I can’t help but think of how differently my life could have turned out had I had a family like that. People who saw the pain and the disease and still showed compassion and love to them. If you are an addict and have family members who love you and are trying to reach you, for the love of all that is holy, embrace the help you are given.
So many of us who have been unloved and rejected would do anything to be in your shoes. It’s way too late for me but save yourselves.
I Don’t know how else to get my mother help. She is living with my boyfriend and myself and our two kids and drinks everyday. She has been drinking non stop for a year and is always trying to fight me. She will fight anyone for no reason and all she looks forward to is drinking. She has went to work drunk multiple times and has came home from drunk multiple times. I don’t know what to do. Please help.