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INTERVENTION
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Addiction Intervention: Providing Hope for Families of Addicted Loved Ones
The article outlines steps for preparing an intervention, including assembling a support team, writing impact statements, and setting a neutral location. It explains what to expect during and after the intervention, noting that interventions are successful 85-90% of the time when boundaries are maintained. For families, an intervention marks a proactive step toward recovery and hope for positive change, even if immediate acceptance of help isn’t achieved.
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Growing Need for Alcohol Intervention Explained
Alcohol abuse is an on-going issue in the United States. The problem impacts millions of Americans. According to the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, among people aged 12 or older, 50.8% or 139.7 million Americans had consumed alcohol in the past month.
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What is Alcohol Addiction and Does Alcohol Intervention Help?
An alcohol intervention is one of the most common interventions performed because of how stubborn and uncooperative alcoholics become. Hiring a professional interventionist increases success and is beneficial to the family as well as the alcoholic. Alcohol intervention does help, and here are some reasons why.
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Does Family Intervention Work Without a Certified Interventionist?
Frequently, after researching interventions, families decide that they can go it alone, without a professional. In this case, the family members and close friends plan and perform an intervention without hiring a professional interventionist. But is this wise?
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Is 2021 Going to See an Increased Need for Rehabilitation and Family Intervention?
The treatment gap in the United States is quite large, per the National Institute on Drug Abuse. The strategies used to increase access to effective treatment involve achieving insurance parity, reducing stigma, and raising awareness among both patients and healthcare professionals of the value of addiction treatment.