Drug Intervention

The Transtheoretical Model (TTM), or Stages of Change Model, in addiction recovery, breaks down the journey of behaviors from denial to maintaining sobriety and abstinence. The model has a 6th...

Is addiction considered a mental illness? Drug addiction and alcoholism are listed as “substance use disorder” in the Diagnostical Statistical Manual, also known as the DSM V, published by the...

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...

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...

Before we discuss what to say to someone who has relapsed, let us define a relapse. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines relapse as:  When we hear about a relapse, the first...

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 short answer is yes–and for reasons you may not realize. Knowing what the substance user is abusing ahead of time helps the intervention team understand some crucial things. Being...