Does My Loved One Need A Drug Intervention?

You never think a family member or friend could spiral into drug addiction but over 64% of the global population have used an illegal drug at least once in their lives.

Realizing your loved one is addicted to alcohol or drugs can be hard to handle, and there is only so much you can do personally to encourage them to quit. When there is nothing else to do, an intervention might be the next course of action.

Before taking the steps in setting up a drug intervention, learn about some noticeable signs of drug addiction in your loved one and how a drug intervention could help your loved one best.

Signs that My Loved One Needs an Intervention

It can be challenging to recognize whether your loved one is battling drug addiction, especially if they have been hiding it from you for some time. However, there are ways to spot the presence of a drug addiction, which may include the following:

Their health is declining.
They are being deceptive or lying about their addiction.
Their behavior has become risky and destructive.
There is a constant craving for their drug of choice.
They refuse treatment when you have confronted them.

The biggest hurdle to overcome is your loved one feeling their drug habit is not a problem to or for others. This is where a drug intervention might be necessary before it is too late.

What can a Drug Intervention Do for My Loved One?

The main goal of a drug intervention is to make a person aware their drug addiction is not only harming them but those of their loved ones. A formal, structured gathering of family and friends, sometimes led by an interventionist or licensed drug counselor, a drug intervention confronts a person to see how their loved ones are affected by their drug use and change.

There are several intervention models that can be administered, from the Johnson model (an interventionist confronts the person with the support of family and friends) to the Invitation model (addicted person and family and friends attend a workshop exploring the person’s addiction and impact on everyone).

Take Our Quiz and Find Out if Your Loved One Needs an Intervention

If you believe your loved one is struggling with drug addiction and is refusing to get help, take our quiz to see if a drug intervention is the next step to save your loved one.

Take The Alcohol Abuse Self-Assessment and Quiz

Drinking is a socially acceptable recreational activity, which can sometimes make it hard to tell if it starts to become a problem. Alcohol use disorder exists on a spectrum, and it can sometimes lead you to lose sight of your priorities, relationships, and goals. It can also lead to negative physical, emotional, and psychological consequences.

There are many factors that determine whether someone has developed an issue with alcohol. It can be helpful to look at your relationship with drinking to assess the role it is playing in your life. Regardless of whether someone has a mild, moderate or severe alcohol use disorder, the ability to change, seek treatment, and recover is possible.

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