Mike Loverde

Performing an intervention to address drug and alcohol addiction or mental health disorders can be an emotional experience for family, friends, and the intended patient. The emotional connection the intervention...

Being in a relationship takes work no matter what the circumstances, and loving an alcoholic adds an entirely different set of challenges to the equation. There are mental health risks...

Many husbands, wives, significant others, children, and other family members consider the possibility of alcohol or drug addiction problems to be their fault. There are family-of-origin issues to consider with...

Some intended patients will inevitably refuse treatment, and all patients in treatment will act out behaviorally and become angry and non-compliant at some point. The thought of leaving treatment will...

Treatment Centers Today vs. Treatment Centers in the Past: What Has Changed and Why I have contemplated writing this article for the past seven years. The primary purpose of this...

When was the last time you heard someone ask you, a family member, or a loved one with addiction or mental health struggles? How are you? You probably had to...

It is without question that at some point, you will hear that for someone with addiction or mental health concerns to get better, they must want help and hit rock...

When most people think of enabling, they most likely think of someone helping an addict, alcoholic, or loved one with mental health disorders. Rarely, if ever, does the discussion focus...

An Intervention is a clinical instrument used by addiction and mental health professionals daily to help increase the probability of a successful outcome. Intervention is specific strategies to address problematic...