drug intervention options The drug intervention process involves initial contact with a drug intervention specialist who works with concerned family members in drug intervention planning. Family or drug intervention is the term commonly used to describe the process of helping an individual come to terms with his or her own increasing chemical dependency issues. When a person needing drug rehab is initially approached by family members with a suggestion to go to drug rehab, that initial suggestion may be met with resistance. After all if this person really had any concept of the pain and damage he was causing to his family, wouldnÇt he stop on his own? The drug intervention specialist will first educate family members on signs and symptoms of chemical dependency. The drug intervention facilitator will then meet with concerned family members to give them assignments to use during the drug intervention and set up the drug intervention. Once this is done, the drug intervention specialist meets family members and the person needing intervention. This process may take several hours and results are usually positive. The person needing admission to a drug treatment center then accompanies the drug intervention facilitator to a drug rehab facility. Drug addiction is repetative compulsive behavior defined by many aspects. One of these aspects is denial. Persons needing drug intervention are rarely able to see the extent of the damage they are causing themselves and their families. This is due in part to the effects of the drugs themselves. The result is a vicious circle that seems to never end. When asked to quit using harmful drugs, drug abusers may state, " IÇll quit on my own time" "its not that bad" or even " The fact that you are pressuring me is making it worse" At this point family members find themselves at a juncture. They truly want to believe that a person suffering from alcohol or drug addiction can quit on their own despite evidence to the contrary. They may choose to do nothing and allow their loved one to continue suffering or they may contact a specialist for drug intervention. The drug intervention specialist will first educate family members on signs and symptoms of chemical dependency. The drug intervention specialist will then meet with family members to give them assignments to use during the drug intervention and set up the drug intervention. Once this is done, the drug intervention specialist meets family members and the person needing intervention. This process may take several hours and results are usually positive. The person needing drug treatment then accompanies the drug intervention specialist to a drug rehab facility.
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