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When life has become all but
unbearable, not knowing if the next
call is from the police notifying
you that someone you love is in
jail, or worse, dead, then you need
to go into action. Do do nothing is
the wrong thing to do.
Of course, some addicts are ready to
accept help, but if in your
situation the person is in denial,
then intervention may be necessary.
The Center for Substance Abuse
Treatment (CSAT) recommends that
getting a loved one to agree to
accept help, is the first step
toward healing for the addicted
person. When an addicted person is
reluctant to seek help, sometimes
family members, friends, and
associates come together out of
concern and love, to confront the
problem drinker. They strongly urge
the person to enter treatment and
list the serious consequences of not
doing so, such as family breakup or
job loss.
The objective is to convince their
loved one – in a firm and loving
manner – that the only choice is to
accept help and begin the road to
recovery.
Recommendations based on successful
interventions include:
» Choose an appropriate drug rehab
program before the intervention and
ensure that there is immediate
availability. Workable rehab
prevents relapse. This is why we
offer our services.
» Decide who should take part in the
intervention. This should include
family members or friends that the
addict knows well and respects, not
those who will only create hostility
because of their own anger towards
the addict.
» Help show the addict the very real
reasons why they must get help. Make
the reasons applicable to their
situation. Give examples of the
issues which currently exist and
will most likely exist if they don't
get help. These issues should be
significant and devastating to the
addict. Get them to talk about them
and see how it is that way.
» The best time to do an
intervention is after a major event
such as incarceration,
hospitalization, job loss or their
significant other leaving.
» Always do an intervention when the
addict is sober.
» Never use sympathy with the
addict; instead, the intervention
should be done with concern, love
and directness. It must be
unwavering in communicating that the
family will no longer standby and
watch the addict kill themselves.
» Force the addict out of their
"addiction comfort zone." An addict
who is being provided money, a car
and a place to freely live and does
drugs is not likely to quit. Let the
addict know they will no longer
receive this type of assistance.
Take away any "help" that is
actually killing the person.
» Arrange to have a staff member
from the chosen rehab available if
possible, if there is no
interventionist.
» Before you begin the intervention,
have the addict's bags packed and
travel arrangements made. There
should be no delay. Give no option
of backing out once the addict
agrees to help. |
Our
trained counselors are
available to speak with you
at no cost or obligation to
you. Each situation is
unique. We're here to help
match up the appropriate
rehab treatment facility
with each addict's needs. To
further help us understand
the current scene, we have
provided an online
assessment to fill out. Let
us know the best time to
contact you so we may be of
assistance to you.