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Signs of Alcohol Use Disorder?
When someone has an alcohol use disorder, they can’t stop or control their drinking despite it causing problems in their relationships, career, or health. Their condition may be mild, moderate, or severe.
- Drinking more or longer than they planned
- Tried to cut down more than once but couldn’t
- Craving alcohol
- Drinking although it causes problems at home, with family or friends, on the job, or at school
- Taking risks that could have hurt you during or after drinking
- Continued to drink although it affected your physical or mental health
- Had to drink much more than you once did to get the effect you want? Or did you find that your usual number of drinks had much less effect than before?
- Having withdrawal symptoms when the alcohol wore off
Intervention
1. Professional understanding of the disease of addiction and when a particular treatment center or approach to treatment will work over another. And can articulate why, specifically.
2. Understands when detox is needed and how long, for a particular substance.
3. Puts the client’s needs before the wants and needs of the family (who might be paying the bills). This means the interventionist is direct and honest.
4. Does not refer to only one model/type of treatment program as assessment. (Personalized. Individualized.)
5. Respects the financial needs of the client to ensure that their referral path is comprehensive and will lead to a recovery process.
6. Has a clear and explicable understanding of the differences between process addictions vs. substance addiction vs. mental health diagnoses. Because once the presenting issue is managed within the process of recovery, any underlying chronic or severe mental health disorder will become more apparent. This could mean bipolar disorder, trauma, sexual abuse history, personality disorder, cutting, schizophrenia.
7. Clear ethical boundaries – that is, does not receive money or rewards from any treatment provider.
8. Visits and knows intimately more than three (3) treatment centers or approaches. This means that professional interventionists visit and refer clients to treatment centers that are individualized for the present client and appropriate for their particular mental health challenges.
9. Understands their own skill set and exhibits the integrity to refer out, or work collaboratively with other professionals, when a client is outside of that skill set.
10. Will transport a client directly to a treatment provider and provide case management throughout the placement
Tips for a Successful Intervention
Choose the right time. Everyone should be sober. If you’re not sure when your loved one drinks, consider holding the intervention first thing in the morning. You can meet for coffee or breakfast. Schedule it for when they’ll have time. Arrange childcare if needed.
Remove treatment hurdles. Have a plan in place as soon as your loved one is willing to get help. Include a few options, depending on the level of care that they need. Ask your doctor or an addiction specialist if you’re not sure where to start.
Intervention
When Is a Drug Intervention Necessary?
If you have watched your loved one lose quality of life with alcohol and drug addiction and you’ve tried without success to talk to them one-on-one about the possibility of drug rehab and they deny they have a problem, then a drug intervention is necessary.
When and Where Do I Hold a Drug Intervention?
Choosing the time and location for your drug intervention can have an impact on the success of the intervention. First, you must pick a time when your loved one is sober and lucid. This may be a rare moment that you can’t plan for in advance, so prepare to wait if necessary. You may choose the timing of the event to coincide with when your loved one gets off work or comes home or choose a time that is convenient for those who will be participating.
Choosing the spot for the drug intervention is a bit simpler—pick somewhere that is comfortable for your loved one. Home is a good choice or a friend’s house. Avoid public places or odd places that your loved one may not readily go. Making everyone as comfortable as possible will help those involved speak more easily, which in turn, may help your loved one to better understand that point of the drug intervention and choose addiction treatment.
Who Do I Include in a Drug Intervention?
Include only a few people in your drug intervention. Close family members (no children) and people who your loved one respects should be included. Do not include anyone who is currently struggling with drug and alcohol addiction issues, and it should go without saying that no one should be under the influence at the intervention. Remember that each person included will be given a chance to speak for three to five minutes, so keep that in mind when you choose how many people to include.
What Do I Say at a Drug Intervention?
When you speak at a drug intervention, you should speak directly to your loved one without anger or judgment. Pick one or two incidents that demonstrate your loved one’s issue with addiction and show you, him or her or others being deeply hurt or physically hurt by choices they made under the influence or in service of their addiction. Keep it short—just a few minutes—and nonjudgmental.
What if My Loved One Chooses Not to Go to Alcohol / Drug Rehab?
The drug intervention ends with an ultimatum: either your loved one gets help at a drug rehab or he or she must face consequences previously decided upon. It is important to clearly define the consequences of choosing not to enter treatment, such as loss of financial support, housing, a job or contact with loved ones. The goal is to communicate that the addiction can no longer persist in the same circumstances.[2]
If you or someone you know would like help developing a plan for an intervention or getting in contact with an interventionist, we can help. Please call us today at our 24 hour, toll-free helpline. We want to help all families be restored and all people live a sober life apart from drugs and alcohol. Please call now.
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