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Hiring Someone for an Intervention
Posted on 27. May, 2009 by AddictionIntervention.
If you have a friend or family member who may need an intervention, there are some important things you should know before you begin the process.
First, an intervention should only be orchestrated by a trained professional. In order to be sure that everything runs smoothly and to ensure the greatest chances for success, you need [...]
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How to Recognize Emergency Situations
Posted on 27. May, 2009 by AddictionIntervention.
Though it may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about reasons for making trips to the emergency room, medical issues that are related to drug and alcohol use are a regular occurrence. In fact, these are problems that emergency room doctors are finding themselves dealing with on an increasingly [...]
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Reluctant Family Members and Intervention
Posted on 27. May, 2009 by AddictionIntervention.
The ideal situation would be for all of the members of a family to be concerned about each other and to be willing to help when one family member is in trouble. Unfortunately, sometimes people are reluctant or completely unwilling to participate in an intervention that is intended to help an addicted individual to become [...]
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Different Types of Interventions
Posted on 27. May, 2009 by AddictionIntervention.
If you have a close friend or family member who has a drug or alcohol addiction, you may find yourself searching for ways to help that individual. In most cases, people who are addicted to drugs or alcohol do not readily admit to anyone (including themselves) that they have any type of problem. If this [...]
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How to Be Sure Someone Needs an Intervention
Posted on 27. May, 2009 by AddictionIntervention.
If you think that a friend or family member may have a serious problem that could be helped through the process of intervention, there are a few things you should find out before making this decision.
To begin, you need to find out exactly what the problem is that your friend or family member is experiencing. [...]
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Intervention for an Employee
Posted on 27. May, 2009 by AddictionIntervention.
Sometimes in the workplace we encounter uncomfortable situations involving a coworker who has a drug or alcohol problem. If you know that one of your coworkers has such a problem, you have a responsibility to try to make sure that that individual receives some help. After all, having employees with drug or alcohol problems can [...]
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Intervention for a Parent
Posted on 27. May, 2009 by AddictionIntervention.
If you have a parent who has a drug or alcohol addiction, you might want to approach the problem a bit differently than you would with a younger person. Because many older adults are financially independent and live away from family members, they generally do not experience the same types of consequences that younger people [...]