| Denial is usually the extent to which an alcoholic will | | | | alcohol from an alcohol treatment center is the only |
| resort because he or she does not want to face the | | | | way for an addict to relinquish control of their lives and |
| obvious and the obvious is that they have a problem | | | | give it to professionals that know how to help them to |
| that needs treatment of alcohol at a rehabilitation | | | | get to sobriety. Signs of alcoholism exist such as |
| center. The alcoholic individual has no intention of | | | | moodiness, anxiety, depression, confusion, frustration, |
| quitting and so the lies will continue until the family is not | | | | irritability, loneliness, isolation, hurt, pain, and keeping the |
| able to handle the demands any longer. However, for | | | | wrong type of friends. |
| the most part, most of the members of the family will | | | | When the addict arrives at the intervention location, the |
| show up for the intervention and will follow the | | | | addict will be stunned and surprised and for a moment |
| instructions set forth by the interventionist. | | | | may feel betrayed by the person that lured him or her |
| Some of these addicts will reject treatment and others | | | | to the location. They are forced to sit and listen to |
| will welcome it depending on the severity of the | | | | what their loved ones have to say. Letters written to |
| problem. Sometimes, it will take aggressive intervention | | | | the addict will be read by each family member and |
| from an alcoholism treatment center to get the addict | | | | many endearing words will be said to let the addict |
| to accept treatment. With some consoling and apology, | | | | know that he or she is loved and that rehab is the |
| the addict will sit down to hear what the interventionist | | | | best thing for them. There may be one or two family |
| and family members have to say about treatment of | | | | members that don't want to participate because they |
| alcohol at a rehab center. The family will suffer | | | | cannot forget the hurt and pain that their loved one |
| because of the addiction and in some cases; it results | | | | has caused. |
| in divorce, separation or lack of communication. | | | | Before the intervention begins, the family members |
| Family members will take the initiative to intervene | | | | and friends are told what to expect and what to do |
| aggressively and bring in a third party to help them to | | | | when the addict is accepted into an alcohol treatment |
| get their loved one into rehab. In this intervention | | | | center. The information will afford them the knowledge |
| procedure from an alcohol treatment center, the | | | | of what happens in treatment and how to act during |
| individual is lured to a comfortable location that he or | | | | the process. |
| she is familiar with. At the location, all other family | | | | People who abuse alcohol generally have to tell lies |
| members and possibly friends meet with the | | | | about their addiction problem so it is imperative that |
| interventionists to do a pre-intervention introduction that | | | | they get into the treatment program even if it takes |
| explains how the program works. Treatment of | | | | intervention. |