A significant part of the growing up process involves learning right from wrong, and what is acceptable among one’s family, friends, community and society. In learning these lessons, most individuals find that understanding why certain decisions and actions are right or wrong helps them to make the wisest and best choices possible. Unfortunately, this rule is not always … [Read more...]
5 Things to Look For in a Professional Interventionist
When family members first learn of a loved one’s drug abuse and addiction problems, they can struggle with a variety of very difficult emotions, including confusion over their loved one’s actions, fear for their loved one’s health and life, anger over their loved one’s choices, hopelessness over their loved one’s future and much more. The recognition that their loved one … [Read more...]
Why You Don’t Need Hard Evidence to Have a Drug Intervention With Your Teen
An individual who is suffering from drug addiction problems often desires to hide these problems from others around him, and will work very hard to do so. This means that even while deep down they may want to be freed from their problems with addiction, they don’t have the courage to reach out to others around them and admit that they need and want help. It is then up to … [Read more...]
How Effective Are Peer-Led Interventions
When an individual is struggling with drug addiction problems, they are often struggling for the right to control and direct their own life. Even when an individual has made the decision to put an end to their drug use habits, they can find it incredibly difficult to do so, especially on their own. More often than not, a drug addict who recognizes that they have a problem … [Read more...]
7 Tips for Writing an Effective Intervention Letter
Many Americans have heard of interventions but still doubt that they really exist or are used in real life. Far more often, it seems like they’re just used for comedic potential in sitcoms or movies. The truth is that they are one of the most effective means of getting an addict to take a serious look his actions and to decide to change them. If you can’t be present at an … [Read more...]