When is a Drug Intervention Necessary For a Loved One?

If someone in your life suffers from drug abuse, it helps to be empathetic. Addiction carries a negative stigma, but it is a disease and needs to be treated as such. Being combative, accusatory, or acting as though addiction is about will-power won’t be helpful to your loved one’s recovery. In many cases, it causes more harm than good. Yet, a proper drug intervention can be just what an individual struggling with substance abuse needs to give them the push to find the support they need to heal. However, before scheduling a drug intervention for your loved one, you should follow certain guidelines. Beaches Recovery understands how important a drug intervention can be. We can guide you through the process so that it is conducted with the greatest likelihood of success.

What is Drug Intervention?

A drug intervention allows family, friends, and loved ones to address their concerns to someone in their life struggling with addiction. A third-party counselor or addictions specialist generally moderates the meeting to avoid unjust criticism and unproductive arguments. The intervention’s goal is to help someone realize:

• They need to change certain behaviors before their lifestyle becomes too dangerous.
• They have a strong support system to help them start recovery.

The key about drug intervention is to encourage the individual struggling with substance abuse to seek the help they need to heal and recover. For some, this can only happen once they see that their addiction isn’t just affecting them but those that they love and care about. While family and friends may want to lash out at their loved one, recognize that this could have adverse effects. The more caring your message, the more likely it is to stick. Also, a drug intervention gives family, friends, and loved ones the opportunity to find the counseling and therapy they need to become more supportive and effective in their helping of someone undergoing addiction and treatment.

A Drug Intervention Encourages Acknowledgement

Once your loved one recognizes that he or she has a problem, the next step is getting into treatment. When searching for treatment, there are certain qualities to look for.

A rehabilitation facility should offer a full continuum of care. If your loved one has used for a long period, they may need to detox. Not all facilities will have their detox clinic on-site, which interferes with a program’s continuity and increases the risk for relapse. Relapsing after detox can be dangerous, as the user overestimates how much of a drug he or she can handle.

If on-site detox is available, your loved one can transition after treatment into inpatient, intensive outpatient, or partial hospitalization programs (PHP). While inpatient treatment is the most comprehensive because of 24/7 accountability, any step towards recovery is a step in a positive direction.

While most rehab programs offer effective modalities, you should look for some level of accreditation. A governing body like the Joint Commission only gives accreditation to facilities that exceed therapeutic and quality standards. To maintain their accreditation, an addiction treatment center has to continually show improvement in regards to treatment methods, patient satisfaction, and other quality standards.

Treatment at Beaches Recovery Should Follow a Drug Intervention

Located in beautiful Jacksonville, Florida, Beaches Recovery provides an atmosphere conducive to long-term recovery. We’ll get to the root cause of your loved one’s addiction using evidence-based therapies such as:

• Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy
• EMDR Therapy

To enhance your loved one’s recovery, we also offer various holistic treatments, such as art, fitness, and equine therapy.

A drug intervention shows your loved one that you care and could convince them to get help. Before scheduling your drug intervention, call Beaches Recovery at 866.605.0532.