As should perhaps go without saying, substance abusers are emotionally fragile individuals. If they’re going to be convinced to seek addiction treatment, it’s going to be because they hear the truth in a warm, supportive environment. That’s why it’s so important that you keep your own emotions in check during the intervention process. You owe [...]

When you are looking at an intervention about an addiction to drugs or alcohol a lot of emotions are involved. The person addicted has usually created a lot of upsets, disappointment and even illegal behavior towards the family and friends. Remember that the whole purpose of the intervention is to get the person the help he [...]

The best drug interventions are the ones that aren’t dominated by emotions. That might sound counterintuitive, but remember that addicts are themselves always psychologically fragile. If a drug abuser is going to be made to recognize the fact of his drug problem, it’s going to be in a soothing, supportive environment. Hysterics won’t help. Neither [...]

Drug and alcohol addictions are pervasive in today’s society. There probably isn’t one person out there who can say they haven’t been touched in one way or another by the affects of addiction.  One of the most tragic aspects of addiction is the fact that there is help but many people are not aware of [...]