Get Your Family Member The Help They Need

One of the very sad truths of substance abuse is it has no boundaries. Mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, and even grandparents can all be affected by drugs and alcohol. There are no limitations on the reach of these substances. One of the hardest things to do is watch someone you love dearly suffer with this disease. Drugs and alcohol have ripped apart families for centuries. When people become addicted, their vice is their priority, it is all consuming and sometimes the people affected cannot see it or simply deny it because they can’t admit it to themselves, let alone others. A lot of people who do not suffer from addiction simply think that those who do suffer from it are choosing this, choosing this addiction, choosing the substance over them. Addiction is not a choice. Those who suffer from addiction, suffer from a disease. Just as you couldn’t tell someone with cancer to simply stop producing cancerous cells or someone with epilepsy to just stop having seizures, the same is true for addicts. They can’t just stop, in fact in some cases, just stopping could be painful, harmful, and even deadly. Just as with other diseases addiction need medical treatment and rehabilitation.

Most everyone has heard that the first step to recovery is for the addict to admit they have a problem. For some people this is difficult to do before they hit rock bottom, but that is not something that has to happen. Just as with any disease it is best to catch it and treat it sooner rather than later. So how then do you help your family member see their problem and all the negative effects it has on them and your family. An intervention is a very helpful tool to assist those who would back away from drug or alcohol treatment, in rethinking their negative stance and commit to becoming sober through rehab. A professionally trained interventionist will attempt to make your loved-one or family member aware of their self-destructive behavior and introduce positive thinking towards attending treatment. When hosting an intervention it is important to know how to do it correctly. It shouldn’t be spontaneous, it should be a planned event with friends, family, and loved ones. It should be about helping the person suffering with addiction to seek treatment for themselves. There are two kinds of interventions that you can do. There is a formal and informal format. The informal intervention is what people usually understand an intervention as, a group of loved ones talking with the addict and helping them see the benefits of getting treatment. These are usually practiced before the actual intervention so that everyone can practice what they are going to say without coming off as disrespectful or hostile. These are usually the result of informal interventions that didn’t work. Informal interventions can simply be one-on-one conversations with the addict about your worries and observations of the negative effects of the the substance abuse. Interventions can be done alone or with the help of an interventionist, but interventions without professional guidance should be navigated very carefully, if not avoided altogether. Interventionists are specially trained addiction counselors who can help you conduct the intervention in a safe and often more productive manner. Working with a professional also allows you to focus on your personal contribution to the intervention and let go of the pressure of managing everyone and keeping a positive but firm environment. The interventionist will assist you and your loved ones from the planning the intervention, to escorting your loved one to the rehab facility, to aftercare and recovery. The loved ones who partake in the intervention are likely to be one of the major support groups for the addict throughout treatment and recovery. These people see the value in the new found sobriety and can help them maintain that sobriety once that have completed treatment. To learn more about Recovery Ways family program read the blog here.

Finding The Right Help For an Intervention

Recovery Ways and our trained admission coordinators can help you and your family secure and interventionist. We work with an extensive network of exceptional addiction intervention professionals and can help you and your family place your loved one in treatment as soon as possible. There are different intervention methods that can be utilized and tips for facilitating an intervention for your loved one. For more information about interventions, how they and Recovery Ways can help you, click here.