Why Intervention is Necessary
Intervention is the term given to the attempt to change a person's self–destructive course of drug or alcohol addiction into the person being willing to attend drug rehabilitation. Simply put, intervention is talking to a person about their course of action and enlightening them on the benefits of drug and alcohol rehabilitation and the possibility of becoming clean. The effort is to get the person's willingness up to a point where they want help and are willing to accept it.
There are many intervention services. The cost for an intervention can vary greatly and many services cost anywhere from $2000–$5000. However, not all interventions are equal. With Narconon staff guiding, it is not always necessary.
The usual reason a family turns to intervention is all other attempts at getting the person help have failed. Intervention can often be a lifesaving and necessary step. In considering intervention it is important to look at the person's condition and weigh the honest risk factors if the person goes on further without getting help.
The Need for Intervention
Intervention is usually needed when the person's behavior or history shows that although they truly want to cease their drug habit, they have been unable to. It also becomes necessary when the person is becoming so debilitated from drug abuse that they cannot see the damage the drugs are doing to them and are so wrapped up in their addiction that all apparent reasoning on the matter has been lost.
Drug addiction is highly self–destructive, in addition to what it is doing to one's family and social contacts. The person often does not see and cannot admit to having any sort of problem. It is the drugs that paint this false reality for them. Some drugs are so highly addictive and overpowering that reason in the matter is often the first thing to go. Cocaine and Heroin addictions fall in this category, as well as many prescription drug addictions.
No addict wants to be an addict. Any substance abuse, no matter which one is being used, is in fact a poison that over time does destructive damage to a human body. Some drugs are necessary for various reasons. However, any drug abused has far exceeded its positive factors.
In addition to physical drug damage, including increased risk for heart failure, stroke and a host of other conditions, drug abuse often brings on a panoply of other unwanted conditions, not just for the user, but for their family and associates. Legal issues often arise, whether from automobile accidents, thefts or other illicit acts. The cost of this far outweighs the cost of drug rehabilitation.
As one parent put it, they were dreading a call one day when the police were going to tell them to come and identify their daughter's body. The reality of this scenario is exactly why an intervention becomes necessary. The person is on a self–destructive course of action and all other attempts to get them to change their ways have gone to no avail.
There is a Correct Way to Intervene
The wrong way to go about an "intervention" is with force or duress or threats. The person struggling with addiction is under enormous threat and stress by the fact of their addiction alone. Additional force or threats of punishment won't change their ways. If such were the case all prison inmates would be drug–free by the fact of prison alone, which is most definitely not the case.
The correct way to go about an intervention is to maintain good communication with the person and get them to look and see their situation and that it is only getting worse. A good interventionist has a good track record of working with addiction and knows the depths one addicted to drugs or alcohol can resort to. Oftentimes the person has already lashed out against their family and friends and even attempted to pit one against the other.
A good interventionist will use good communication and reach the addict at their reality level to restore their understanding of the situation and make them aware of the truth about their addiction. Narconon staff excel at interventions as they not only fully understand the true causes of addiction, but many of the Narconon staff have been themselves through drug addiction and as such know that becoming drug–free is possible. The world of an addict is often only vaguely understandable by one who has never had a drug problem, but for someone who has been there and come through it, they know not only that help is possible, but they also understand the pure hell associated with being addicted. It is with this understanding of the situation the one addicted can be pointed in the right direction, with the correct reality, so they can reach for help.
Narconon and Intervention
Many times Narconon staff can talk with the person on the phone and handle their concerns and get them to arrive for drug rehabilitation. This should always be the first course of action. However, when this proves to be unworkable, intervention can be done and oftentimes the interventionist, in person, can convince the addict to get the help they need.
The reason the "in person" method will work when over the phone doesn't is simply the human trust and care factor is higher. Addicts are usually nervous and afraid, many drugs have anxiety as a side effect, and there are the other emotional effects that also go into play when the addict even thinks about getting help. Above all, the addict needs to understand during Narconon Rehab, they will be in a safe and caring environment and have the chance to truly overcome their addiction.
Narconon drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers have been effectively helping people overcome addiction for 45 years. Narconon has an outstanding success rate of over 70% of permanent recovery from addiction. The Narconon program works and thousands of graduates are an attestation to this fact. For more information on Narconon contact Narconon East U.S. at 877-237-3307.
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