What Does the Term Drug Intervention Really Mean?

What Does the Term Drug Intervention Really Mean?

Basically, a Drug Intervention is an event that occurs when family or friends of a substance abuser try to convince them to seek professional treatment. However in many cases this is met with a lot of resistance. In most cases, Drug Addicts are in denial and are not always interested in seeking professional help.

When I was a kid growing up I never even heard of the term Drug Intervention, although I lived in an area where almost all my friends were chronic Marijuana smokers. Many of them did cocaine, that was back in the mid 1980’s when cocaine was bigger than crystal meth. In fact, meth and speed were just getting popular back then in our area. But pot was a big deal back then.

A Drug Intervention can be as passive as tricking the Drug Addict to get him to a location for any reason, but once they get there, they are directly confronted about their Drug Addiction and asked to get professional help. The best advice I have for someone that is about to experience Drug Intervention is to remain cool, calm and collective. Remember the 3 c’s. The 3 c’s actually apply to anything you do in life, but especially in this case. Listen to everything they say then really find that spot within yourself and ask yourself if you have a problem.

However a Substance Abuse Intervention can be as aggressive as a “Snatch n’ Grab” Intervention where the Drug Addict is taken against their will to a Rehab Facility for treatment. Once again if this happens to you I suggest remaining calm. If there’s a disagreement you have with this, go through the process without resisting. You don’t want any legal problems in addition to your drug treatment obligations. Any disagreements can be discussed once you are through processing.

The addict is this case may want to refuse treatment at first, but in many cases will thank the people involved in the Intervention later after they go through Drug Detox and are able to think more clearly. The key is to go with the program and realize up front the first couple weeks will be exceptionally tough. Try to keep yourself busy by exercising and talking as much as you need to with the Substance Abuse Counselors. That’s what they are there for.