Successful Intervention

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Tips for a Successful Intervention

It is excruciating to observe your loved one spinning in negative space, due to an addiction to alcohol or drugs. Perhaps your heart-to-heart talks failed and your beloved ignored your half-hearted ultimatums. Don’t give up.

Get proactive and stage an intervention. Rather than hoping the addict will ‘wake up’ if he gets arrested or gets fired from his job, the formal intervention, when handled correctly, can persuade your person to get professional help.

What is a Formal Intervention?

A formal intervention is a planned process, typically led by an intervention specialist, along with your person’s close friends and family. The idea is to help an addict admit his self-destructive behavior and want to change …show more content…

Statistics show 90 percent of formal interventions handled by professional interventionists result in success, with the addict entering rehab.

Interventionists keep the planned process on-track. They are compassionate, loving and supportive. Unlike family and friends, their emotions do not interfere with the task at hand – to lead the addict out of denial and into a rehab center.

Who Participates in the Formal Intervention?

No two interventions are alike. Groups may consist of: spouses or lifetime-partners, parents, grandparents, adult children, good friends, etc. It is possible for an intervention group to lay out their expectations to the addicted person, without an intervention specialist. However, success is debatable.

Minus the professional, your person may not agree to rehab. Most likely he will get angry and even verbally abusive to group members. Because addicts are in deep denial, the environment may turn hostile. If anyone is in physical danger, contact the police.

Pre-Planning the Intervention

The intervention specialist will provide an overview on addiction and recovery. She will answer questions and show the group ways to persuade your person that he needs

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