| There are compelling reasons why people become | | | | specialists available to the families and significant |
| addicted to alcohol and drugs. Psychological factors | | | | others of treatment-resistant substance abusers. |
| are extremely powerful. The addicts conscious and | | | | The best of these will be licensed in the practice of |
| unconscious cravings become the dominant software | | | | psychology or substance abuse counseling. Even |
| programs that run his self-destructive life. | | | | though the resistant addict will not go into a |
| Our brain as reflected in the day -to-day experiences | | | | rehabilitation facility on his own, rehab facilities can be |
| of our mind is everything. Because of disorders in our | | | | quite effective. |
| brain or the way we think, the psychiatric implications | | | | There, they learn how to live life without the use of |
| of drug abuse are omnipresent, and can cause major | | | | mind-altering substances. The purpose of interventions |
| dysfunctions in the life of the one who is addicted-and | | | | is to get substance abusers out of their denial and |
| his family. | | | | show them the ways in which their disease is |
| The psychological scripting or indirect hypnosis which | | | | affecting the people they love the most and then, |
| determines the quality of the addicts lives is well | | | | most importantly, to get them into a rehab center right |
| known. To illustrate, if one is the child of a substance | | | | away! |
| abuser it is likely that, as he grows, he will rapidly justify | | | | The goal of a professionally-led family confrontation or |
| the use of these substances to himself and REALLY | | | | intervention in the home would be to break down his |
| think that it is OK! | | | | resistance so he will enter inpatient treatment, not |
| In some unintentional way, the addict has been | | | | tomorrow or the next day, but, immediately! |
| programmed by his parents to think that since it is OK | | | | Doesnt the drug or alcohol abuser have to want help? |
| for them, it must be OK for him. He is, in effect | | | | No, the abuser does not have to want help, however |
| complying with the suggestions of this powerful indirect | | | | the most successful interventions occur when there |
| hypnosis. | | | | have been significant destructive consequences |
| Mind-altering drugs and alcohol have a compelling, | | | | resulting from the persons drinking or using. |
| gradual, silent and insidious effect on ones brain and, | | | | These consequences are then used to show the |
| consequently, the way the addict perceives his life. It is | | | | abuser the ways in which his life has become out of |
| life-changing and becomes a serious brain, mind, | | | | control and unmanageable. Cost? It is true that inpatient |
| perception and behavior problem. | | | | treatment and the intervention itself can be expensive. |
| Ones brain can get so accustomed to depending on | | | | However, while the intervention itself must be paid for |
| these chemicals that over time it actually "talks" itself | | | | out-of-pocket, most alcohol and drug abuse patients |
| into needing them, producing various extremely | | | | will find that their health insurance will cover a |
| compelling withdrawal symptoms in order to get the | | | | substantial portion of their inpatient and treatment |
| addict to feed its self-defeating and toxic cravings. The | | | | expenses. Do these interventions work? |
| feelings and perceptions of reality created by his | | | | It is believed an intervention has a 90-95% success |
| chemically-fed brain literally changes his reality. | | | | rate when done under the guidance and supervision of |
| Contrary to reality, his cravings and use are viewed by | | | | a licensed specialist with the help of the family and |
| him as legitimate, in his control and actually | | | | friends who are close to the individual needing the |
| life-enhancing. This addict fights treatment and feels | | | | intervention. They can be very successful because, |
| misunderstood and unappreciated. | | | | although drugs and alcohol have taken over a persons |
| So what is required to overcome the psychological | | | | life, it is still very painful for the abuser to be confronted |
| causes of drug and alcohol dependence on one who | | | | with his/her abusive behavior and the pain it has |
| is in denial or refuses treatment? The answer: Getting | | | | caused to his loved ones. |
| help from a psychological counselor or interventionist; it | | | | A substance-abuse intervention is a last-ditch attempt |
| is a tried and tested method. | | | | by family members and friends, often in the home |
| Since, the addict in denial will resist any attempt to | | | | setting and under the guidance of a professional |
| engage him in treatment, the professional help of an | | | | counselor or psychologist, to help a treatment-resistant |
| expert interventionist is a MUST! The professional | | | | chemically dependent person get help for his/her |
| interventionist can make it possible for the | | | | problem. The good news is that these interventions |
| treatment-resistant addict to successfully overcome | | | | are often successful and can get the initially resistant |
| his denial of harm that has occurred to himself and his | | | | patient into a drug and alcohol treatment program |
| family. | | | | immediately. |
| Talking to a counselor or psychologist who specializes | | | | With the help of a specialist and loved ones, the |
| in the use of clinical interventions is a good start to | | | | intervention process can be the beginning of a new life |
| finding ways to get the resistant addict to overcome | | | | for the addict and those close to him. |
| his addiction. There are many excellent intervention | | | | |