What is a drug intervention?
An intervention is actually any series of events or conversations that take place in order to convince an addict to check into a drug detox or rehabilitation center. Interventions can come in many different forms.
We can help you locate successful intervention specialists who will assist you and your family in getting your loved one into treatment. An interventionist is someone who is skilled in the art of bringing order to a disordered environment and direct communications to and from family members and addicts. They often will aslo escort the addicted individual to the rehab program to ensure safe travel and that they are appropriately checked in.
Sometimes the drug rehab counselor can actually guide you on how to perform a family intervention. Key points are how the person is approached, who is present what was said, and what to do to get the desired result.
Because addiction is such a destructive and deadly behavior, life will inevitably cave in on someone in need of treatment. This type of intervention may include overdose and going to the emergency room, getting arrested, losing family members, losing a job or losing something else in life. The idea of waiting for someone to hit "rock bottom" can be hazardous, because the nature of addiction will eventually lead to death, which is the absolute bottom, and the whole point of intervening is to prevent that from occuring.
Contact us to find out more about successful interventions and for information on how to get help for your loved one.