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But can a family intervention even work? After all, haven’t you already tried everything you could think of?
The answer is yes, drug and alcohol interventions can work. But they must be prepared correctly. Success or failure hinges on the preparations and choices made ahead of time.
A family intervention is not simply “loved ones gathering together to lay down the law”… Although that’s far better than not speaking up at all. If you don’t prepare all the arrangements that give the addicted person no other choice but to go to rehab, failure is a possibility. That’s why searching for “interventionist near me” or “family intervention” was an essential step in saving your loved one’s life.
The addicted person is very likely to turn their rage on those attempting the intervention. They will blame, accuse, find fault, run guilt trips… This will be ugly. Those family members who can’t take the verbal abuse should not participate in the intervention.
For example, parents and siblings decide to do an intervention. They gather around the their loved one, and inform him that he must go to rehab. He responds by attacking his parents for everything they ever did that wasn’t perfect… He accuses them of many things he just fabricates on the spot. “You never supported my choices… You always supported my brothers more than me. If Dad had been home and been more interested in me, I wouldn’t be in this situation…” To his spouse, he might say, “You never believed in me… You always nagged me… It’s your fault I felt so bad, I needed something to take the edge off!” He’ll say whatever he thinks will get people off his back, true or not.
Research and preparation mean that the choice of rehab must already be made, financing must be worked out, legal obstacles to the person leaving (child care, court dates, etc.) must be resolved ahead of time… all the way up to a bag already being packed. The person’s decision is fragile. Delay departure by an hour or two, and the person may change their mind. Delay departure by a day, and the person will already feel withdrawal symptoms or be gone out to get more drugs.
Drug interventions are about correct preparation and management of the meeting itself. This is where experience is very valuable. Hiring a professional interventionist takes most of the risk out of trying to help your loved one. Newman Interventions has managed hundreds of these meetings for families all over the country. We will guide you around the pitfalls and show you how to deliver a strong message that gets results. Don’t play around with this critical situation: a family intervention must be prepared correctly. Call us: there is truly no time to waste.
As part of our drug and alcohol intervention services, we educate the family and friends of the addicted individual on the best way to gather around him or her in a productive manner. When we help your family do an in-person intervention, we follow methods based on 40+ years of experience in dealing with those that are addicted.
Our drug and alcohol addiction treatment services help families find the right treatment program for the person. The choice of programs is based on a profile assessment done at the time of the initial phone call, as well as on the resources available to the individual.
Total Rehab Solutions Services help families bring order into a chaotic situation. Undergoing drug or alcohol addiction treatment is one of the hardest things a person can do. Finding the right treatment program is essential. A permanent chance at recovery fully depends on it.
If you are addicted to any substance, we will help pointing you in the right direction so you can put your addiction problems behind for good.