| Many individuals are involved in drug or alcohol | | | | hangs up with substance users as well. These are the |
| addiction everyday. This is not only for the rich and the | | | | individuals whose sense of right or wrong are |
| famous individuals but this also true to average | | | | patterned from those around them. These are mostly |
| individuals. Whatever is their status in life, the problem is | | | | teenagers because they are the persons who can |
| how to encourage the person either addicted to drugs | | | | easily give in to friends' pressures. Or it might be out of |
| or alcohol into a rehab. This is a good intervention that | | | | curiosity that they that they come across drugs or |
| you can do to those people close to an addict and | | | | alcohol which are dangerously addictive. Drug or |
| confront him or her about the way the abuses ruin his | | | | alcohol intervention should be done in a kind of |
| or her life. You want to make them realize that they | | | | environment where the addict feels secure and safe. |
| are in desperate need of such an intervention. But | | | | On the other hand, the person making such an |
| before planning such an intervention, consult first a | | | | intervention must be non-judgmental, neutral and non- |
| license professional- one who is a trained counselor | | | | critical. The interveners should see to it that the drug or |
| with specialization in drug and alcohol interventions. But | | | | alcohol intervention processes must be systematic. |
| be ready with the confrontation with the addict since | | | | They should make the addicts realize the extent of |
| there will be resistance at first because he or she | | | | addiction to the effect that the addict will accept his life |
| feels is that there is an attacked and he or she should | | | | and the people around him or her. The person might |
| get defense. This is the most difficult part – | | | | accept or consider getting help from a professional |
| motivating someone to make significant changes in his | | | | when this realization is fulfilled. Remember that the goal |
| or her life. Drug or alcohol intervention is a method to | | | | of drug or alcohol intervention is to make addict realize |
| help persons addicted to drugs and alcohol overcomes | | | | that drug and alcohol addiction is bad. Positive |
| their addiction through a series of interventions. This is | | | | Adjustments provides comprehensive services for DUI |
| the common method used when a person is already | | | | Classes and Anger Management, alcohol and drug |
| out of control because the addicted person no longer | | | | addiction recovery. For more information please check |
| knows the extent of his or her addiction. The reason | | | | out the Positive Adjustments Program. |
| for this is because the drug or alcohol addict normally | | | | |