| A drug intervention is a process where close family | | | | person is addicted to. Different substances have |
| and friends of the addict intervene to help him or her | | | | different withdrawal symptoms. Drugs are usually the |
| realize the extent of the addiction so that he or she | | | | hardest to combat, as the withdrawal symptoms can |
| may seek appropriate treatment. This process can | | | | be very intense and painful. This is what most people |
| be long and emotional, so it has to be planned | | | | who are doing the intervention fail to realize-the |
| properly to avoid doing more damage to the | | | | impact of the withdrawal symptoms on the individual. |
| individual. | | | | You cannot expect the person to quit right after you |
| Some people who try to help out an addict combat | | | | talk to them; it takes a lot of time and effort. It is |
| his addiction end up doing more harm than good. This | | | | also important to note that when doing a drug |
| is because they don't take the time to plan out the | | | | intervention, it should be done in a neutral |
| drug intervention; they just do it without considering | | | | environment and you should not be judgmental. Just |
| how it may affect the individual. | | | | tell the addict factual information about how the |
| The process of drug intervention is usually done to | | | | addiction is affecting his relationships and his overall |
| get the individual to seek professional treatment. It is | | | | performance. You should not judge the person as |
| not an attempt to treat the addiction; but rather, an | | | | the plan may end up failing. Drug interventions that |
| attempt to make the addict realize that he has an | | | | fail are usually the ones where the person interfering |
| addiction. Most addicts do not realize the extent of | | | | confronts the addict in a judgmental way. This is why |
| their addiction and some of them don't even realize | | | | it is important to maintain a neutral tone when talking |
| they have one. As the addiction does not start out | | | | to the individual. |
| that way, it may be hard for them to tell when they | | | | Remember that the purpose of a drug intervention is |
| have become addicted. It usually starts with a few | | | | to let the individual realize that he has an addiction, |
| bottles of alcohol, or a few puffs and snorts of a | | | | and not necessarily to force him to quit right away. |
| substance, and then before they realize it, they're | | | | Battling an addiction may be very hard on the |
| hooked. | | | | individual, which is why it is important to show your |
| People who have become highly addicted to alcohol | | | | support. Once the individual accepts the fact that he |
| and drugs generally have the same level of addiction. | | | | has an alcohol or substance addiction, be supportive |
| They can't function properly without it and just a | | | | and help him look for a therapist to help him get over |
| few hours without it can be very painful for them. | | | | the addiction. In very severe cases, the individual |
| Before conducting a drug intervention, it is important | | | | may have to be checked into an institution. |
| to at least know what substance or substances the | | | | |