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Does My Parent Need a Drug Intervention?

Your mother or father, your parent, your loved one: all represent the person you know as responsible for raising you. You look up to your parent for all they have done for you, but what should you do if your parent struggles with drug addiction? Statistics show that 1 in 8 children (about 8.7 million children) live with a parent who had a past year substance abuse disorder, with 1 in 35 children (2.1 million) with a parent that had a past year illicit drug use disorder. You don’t want to think your parent is incapable of stopping a harmful habit but it is sadly more common than you think. Learn more about what signs to notice of parental drug use and how a drug intervention might help your family the most.

Signs My Parent Needs an Intervention

A son or daughter may know better than anyone when their parent is hiding something or is struggling in some capacity. Here are some recognized signs that your parent might be in need of a drug intervention.

  • Taking part in more destructive and risky behavior.
  • Denies they have a drug addiction or problem.
  • Health is starting to decline.
  • They are always craving more of their drug.
  • They refuse to get any help or treatment.

Nothing could be harder than realizing your parent may need some tough love to change, but you have an obligation to help your parent when they can’t help themselves.

What Can a Drug Intervention Do for Your Parent?

The understanding of a drug intervention is to provide needed support to show an addicted person there is a way out of their addiction. A drug intervention brings family and friends together to confront an addicted person about their drug use, with the support of a licensed counselor or professional interventionist.

As a son or daughter of an addicted parent, your presence and desire to get help for your parent could encourage their own interests to get sober.

Knowing there are also different options for intervention, from the Johnson model of confronting a person to the Invitation model of attending an interventionist-led workshop together, you can find an intervention that will help your parent feel dignified and loved.

Take Our Quiz and Find Out if Your Parent Needs a Drug Intervention

Before you take the steps to set up a drug intervention for your parent, take our quiz to see if this approach is best for your parent and your family. Contact us today if you need more information, knowing you are not alone in this journey.

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.

Do you often drink more or for longer periods of time than you intended to?
Yes
No
Have you tried to cut down on drinking but found you have been unable to?
Yes
No
Do you find you spend a lot of time drinking? Or spend a lot of time being sick or getting over other aftereffects?
Yes
No
Do you spend time obsessing or thinking about drinking?
Yes
No
Do you continue drinking even though it causes issues with your family or friends?
Yes
No
Has drinking interfered with taking care of responsibilities and obligations in your life?
Yes
No
Have you gotten into situations where drinking has increased your chances of getting physically injured (including driving, operating machinery, or getting into dangerous situations or sexual encounters?)
Yes
No
Have you cut back on hobbies or activities that may have been important to you in order to prioritize your drinking?
Yes
No
Do you continue to drink even after it makes you feel depressed, anxious, or contributes to another mental health problem?
Yes
No
Over the past 12 months have you developed a higher tolerance to alcohol? In other words, do you require more alcohol to get the same buzz you used to from drinking less?
Yes
No
Have you experienced symptoms of withdrawal when you’re not drinking? These can include sweating, shaking, insomnia, increased heart rate.
Yes
No

You answered yes to out of 11 questions

YOU HAVE A PROBLEM

It is highly recommended you seek help for drinking. While this alcohol use disorder and addiction quiz should not be used for formal self diagnosis, it can serve as a guide to evaluate whether you may be on the alcohol use disorder spectrum. Questioning and assessing your relationship with drinking can help lead to positive change. If you feel you are suffering from a medical emergency, you should dial 911 immediately.

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  • Do you often drink more or for longer periods of time than you intended to?

  • Have you tried to cut down on drinking but found you have been unable to?

  • Do you find you spend a lot of time drinking? Or spend a lot of time being sick or getting over other aftereffects?

  • Do you spend time obsessing or thinking about drinking?

  • Do you continue drinking even though it causes issues with your family or friends?

  • Has drinking interfered with taking care of responsibilities and obligations in your life?

  • Have you gotten into situations where drinking has increased your chances of getting physically injured (including driving, operating machinery, or getting into dangerous situations or sexual encounters?)

  • Have you cut back on hobbies or activities that may have been important to you in order to prioritize your drinking?

  • Do you continue to drink even after it makes you feel depressed, anxious, or contributes to another mental health problem?

  • Over the past 12 months have you developed a higher tolerance to alcohol? In other words, do you require more alcohol to get the same buzz you used to from drinking less?

  • Have you experienced symptoms of withdrawal when you’re not drinking? These can include sweating, shaking, insomnia, increased heart rate.

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