An intervention is an important event created by family and friends of a person struggling with addiction to help the person realize they have a problem they need help and they have support.
Aa family intervention.
Families and friends may have to stage an intervention to convince a person with alcohol dependence that they have a problem.
The support group is also commonly referred to as the al anon family group.
An intervention is a meeting in which you face your loved one and.
Intervention for alcohol abuse in the current context the term intervention refers to a structured and organized attempt by family and friends of an individual with a substance use disorder to point out the dysfunctional and destructive aspects of that individual s behavior and convince the person to get into treatment.
In 2008 an estimated 23 1 million people age 12 and older were in need of treatment for an illicit drug or alcohol use problem.
Another al anon program alateen specifically helps teens and young adults who have watched family members or friends struggle with an alcohol use disorder aud.
But with the help of family friends and community those in recovery can win the daily struggle to remain clean and sober and emerge from the holidays on course for a continuing recovery kerlikowske said.
An intervention is a gathering of close friends family and colleagues who meet to persuade a person to seek help or treatment for a problem source.