Drug Intervention in Mayfield Heights, OH
A drug intervention in Mayfield Heights is a carefully planned meeting where family and loved ones of a person suffering from substance abuse addiction urge a person to seek our drug rehab in Mayfield Heights. Often, a drug intervention for addiction is a last-ditch effort for loved ones to get a person into rehab before their problem completely spirals out of control.
While a drug intervention can be the impetus that a person needs to finally seek treatment, there is also the potential for conflict and loss of trust as a result of an intervention. While there is no way to prevent this from happening 100 percent of the time, a carefully planned intervention, often by consulting with an intervention specialist and/or having that person present at the intervention, can give a person the best chance for having a successful intervention.
Ideally, the outcome for a drug intervention for addiction is a person agreeing to get help. Through participation in drug rehab, a person will ideally become sober and stay sober. By planning a drug intervention in Mayfield Heights, loved ones will help a person understand how severe friends and family perceive their problem to be.
How to Stage an Intervention
Because most people do not plan an intervention every day, seeking the advice of an intervention specialist is often a good first step in staging an intervention. This specialist can provide advice as to who should be present at the intervention and coaching on the most effective way to stage the meeting. However, loved ones can also engage in the planning process without consulting an intervention specialist.
Steps involved in staging an intervention include talking to a few close friends or family members about the possibility of hosting the meeting. Each participant should gather information on potential treatment centers and programs that could benefit their loved one. The people on this "intervention team" should set a date and time for when the intervention will be held. Usually, interventions are held in the morning when a person is at their most sober. An intervention should not be held at a time of great stress (such as when a person is getting ready to go to work) as the person is more likely to respond negatively at that time.
Each intervention participant should make notes and determine what they will say. The examples should be specific and tell of how the person's drug abuse has affected them and/or their loved ones. The participants should also determine the consequences if a person refuses to seek help. Examples could be loss of financial support or even cutting off contact. However, an intervention team should not mention any consequences they aren't prepared to enforce.
The next step is to hold the intervention meeting. Often the participants will have arranged for admission into a specific addiction treatment program in Mayfield Heights to go and get help.
Who Should Be Involved in an Intervention?
The decision as to who should be involved in your drug intervention in Mayfield Heights can be a difficult one. First, the people participating risk affected relationships with their loved one through their participation. A relationship can become more tense or embittered as a result of the person's participation in an intervention.
In addition to considerations on the responsibilities that come with participating in an intervention, those organizing it must enlist those who are able to maintain a calm and clear head during the meeting. Loved ones who are prone to outburst or who may not be able to stay on task in terms of what they will say during the meeting won't foster the type of environment that is needed for a successful intervention.
There are some instances where those organizing an intervention should always contact an intervention specialist. This is because the intervention specialist can advise participants as well as lead the meeting to ensure it stays on topic should the person become very angry or prone to violent outbursts. Examples of these instances include:
- When the person has a history of serious mental illness.
- When the person has a history of aggressive and/or violent outbursts.
- When the amount of the drug abuse is unknown and a person could be taking several drugs that cause them to react unpredictably.
It's possible that when a person's problems are brought to their attention, they can become extremely depressed or feel like life is not worth living. Through careful planning and the involvement of drug intervention programs, a person can ideally see the meeting as a positive source of support and encouragement for the person to seek help for their drug abuse problem. Call us now at (877) 804-1531.