Mike Loverde

Almost every family we speak with regarding an intervention wants to know our success rates. The question inevitably follows with what percentage of alcoholics or addicts recover. There’s absolutely no...

Before scheduling an intervention, families almost always ask us, “How or what should I say to make my addicted loved one get treatment?” Many questions asked are loaded and have...

CRAFT is the acronym for Community Reinforcement & Family Training. There is also a part of this model called Contingency Management theory, which we will discuss. This evidence-based approach to...

We’ll cover the following: It’s not uncommon for people to ask, how do I let go of someone or something negatively affecting me? Rather than seeing it as letting go,...

The debate rages on as to whether or not drug addiction and alcoholism is a disease. Many well-known and respected experts make excellent arguments in favor of the disease and...

When people think of family interventions, they inevitably think of a confrontation between themselves and others with the substance user. Some believe an intervention is what they see on television....

There are many assessment tools available to help determine if someone has a problem with alcohol. The diagnostic statistical manual (DSM-5) classifies an alcohol use disorder as mild, moderate, or...

Boundaries and consequences with an addict or alcoholic are essential for people to have in place to protect themselves from the substance user’s manipulations, break the entitlement, and hold them...

It is common for families to feel overwhelmed by the idea of family therapy. If their loved one gets better, the familiar dynamic will change as the dysfunctional family system...