One sad truth is that addiction and violence often go hand in hand. When one abuses drugs and alcohol, one's mind and body and personality will be significantly altered by such habits. This is truthfully because drug and alcohol substances both change different levels in the brain and different aspects of human nature in a pretty major way. Truthfully, when one takes drugs and … [Read more...]
Faith-based Addiction Intervention: Is it Right for Your Loved One
Many who have a family member or loved one who is addicted to drugs or alcohol often ask the question, “Is a faith-based treatment model best for my addicted loved one?” Remember, if you have a faith of some kind or another that does not necessarily mean that a faith-based approach will be best for your loved one. However, when all the cards are on the table this is an … [Read more...]
Emergency Rooms: Are They a Suitable Location for an Intervention?
There’s no doubt about it, Americans going to the Emergency Room or the Emergency Department for something drug or alcohol related has skyrocketed since the turn of the century. ERs and EDs are now often stuffed with drug addicts, alcohol addicts, and substance abusers. Try as they might, these individuals for whatever reason cannot seem to win the battles against their … [Read more...]
What are the Risks Associated with an Intervention
Anything that you want to do with regard to drugs and alcohol addiction is going to have its risks. That is just the nature of the beast. Addiction itself and by itself alone is a huge risk. It's actually a life-threatening risk. A lot of times individuals who abuse drugs and alcohol actually die as a result of their habits and they never actually have a chance to be intervened … [Read more...]
Teen Addiction Intervention: What’s the Best Approach
Just as it is with anything else with teens and young adults, there is always something to be said for the intricacy and difference with which you must approach them on certain things that you wouldn’t necessarily have to use on other individuals, adults, seniors, or even children. Teens and young adults do not have the same sense of consequences and future results that … [Read more...]