Quiz: Does Your Loved One Need an Intervention?

Find Out If Your Loved One Needs an Intervention with Our Quiz

</p><section><h2>Is It Time for an Intervention? Take the Quiz</h2><div>It’s not always easy to tell when a loved one struggling with drugs or alcohol is in need of professional help. Broaching the topic of getting help can be even more challenging. However, neglecting to intervene when your loved one demonstrates all of the signs of addiction can put him or her in grave danger.</div><div></div><div>Take the following quiz to help decide if <b>now</b> is the right time to get your loved one the help needed.</div></section><section><h2>Now Is the Right Time</h2><div>Your loved one needs to get into treatment as quickly as possible. The longer you wait, the more likely his or her addiction will worsen. You must move past your guilt and fear to get your loved one out of grave danger. <a href="https://family-intervention.com/contact/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Contact a professional interventionist</a> immediately to learn how you can help guide your loved one to recovery.</div></section><section><h3>More Information Is Necessary</h3><div>Your loved one has shown some, but not all, of the red flags that would necessitate an immediate intervention. However, he or she has also demonstrated unhealthy behaviors associated with addiction. <a href="https://family-intervention.com/contact/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Get in touch with a professional interventionist</a> to learn additional strategies for changing the situation before it gets worse, including encouraging your loved one to seek help.</div></section><section><h3>Probably Not the Right Time</h3><div>Your loved one does not seem to show signs of an immediate need for an intervention for drug addiction or alcohol abuse. However, we still recommend that you <a href="https://family-intervention.com/contact/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">consult a professional interventionist</a> to speak about the concerns that brought you here in the first place.</div><div></div><div></div></section><section><h2>Does your loved one depend on you (or others close to them) for financial support?</h2></section><section><h3>Do you feel like you often sacrifice your own needs to help your loved one?</h3></section><section><h3>Do you or other family members cover or make excuses for your loved one’s behaviors – such as missing work, school or other obligations?</h3></section><section><h3>Does your loved one make you (or other family members) feel guilty often?</h3></section><section><h3>Do you feel responsible for your loved one’s behavior?</h3></section><section><h3>Do you or other family members continue to offer help that goes unappreciated?</h3></section><section><h3>Are you afraid that your loved one will abandon you if you ask them to get help?</h3></section><section><h3>Have you ever suspected your loved one of stealing money or valuables but just ignored it or were afraid to confront it?</h3></section><section><h3>Does your loved one make you feel burdened, used or burnt out?</h3></section><section><h3>Do you often ignore or accept behaviors that used to be considered unacceptable?</h3></section><section><h3>Does your loved one seem to intentionally spend less and less time in social settings?</h3></section><section><h3>Do you blame others for your loved one’s addiction?</h3></section><section><h3>Does it feel like your loved one goes from one crisis to another?</h3></section><section><h3>Does your loved one act entitled to or demand things you once enjoyed giving them?</h3></section><section><h3>Does your family have trouble expressing fears and concerns to your loved one?</h3></section><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

Why Interventions Are Critical

Few statistics reflect the nation’s drug problem like the overall number of people struggling with addiction. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), more than 21.7 million Americans aged 12 or older were in need of treatment in 2015. Unfortunately, just under 11 percent of those Americans received the medical help that they needed.

One of the main reasons that people who struggle with addiction are unable to get the help they need is because their friends and family enable them to continue – without necessarily realizing they are doing it. In many instances, friends and family understand that their loved one has an addiction problem but are unsure of how and when to get them help.

These loved ones may feel pressured by concern, fear or guilt to put off ending the enabling behaviors. In reality, delaying a loved one from entering rehabilitation only makes the problem worse. In cases like these, the support of a professional interventionist can make all the difference.

Connecting with a Professional Interventionist

At Family First Intervention, we empower families to help get their loved ones into treatment. We understand that communicating with a loved one who’s abusing substances can be extremely difficult without the right support. That’s why we encourage friends and families to work with a professional interventionist.

Why Can’t They Kick This?

Intervening for Addictions

Family First Intervention can meet with your family and help you guide your loved one into treatment quickly as possible.

Call us today at 1 (877) 728-1122 to see how our intervention services might be the solution you and your family need.

Contact Family First Intervention

Mike Loverde

As a Certified Intervention Professional (CIP), member of NAATP, NAADAC, and accredited by the Pennsylvania Certification Board, Mike Loverde knows first-hand what it’s like to live life with addiction. By overcoming it, he had a calling to work with others who struggle with drug and alcohol addictions—the people who use and the families who feel helpless watching them decay.

With thousands of interventions across the United States done and many more to come, Loverde continues to own the intervention space, since 2005, by working with medical doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists and others who need expert assistance for their patients who need intervention. To further his impact on behavioral health and maximize intervention effectiveness, Loverde is near completion of a Masters in Addiction Studies (MHS) accreditation, as well as a Licensed Independent Substance Abuse Counselor (LISAC), and is committed to attaining the designation of a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).

Why Choose

Family First Intervention?

Addicts and alcoholics have taught their families everything they know about their addiction and how to handle it. We understand that a single person addicted to drugs or alcohol is easier to help than 5 or more family members who are addicted to their loved one through codependency. We understand the dynamics of a complex family system that has been hijacked by their loved one through emotional manipulation.

Families tend to focus their efforts on talking their loved ones into treatment or waiting for them to go on their own. We help educate the family on how they have made the addiction more comfortable and in a way that does not help the addicted person get well. We can only change what we have control over, and that is our own behavior.

Our drug and alcohol intervention programs provide families the professional assistance needed to make the best decisions about their loved ones. Our counselors work to ensure that your loved one and your family system have the best possible chance of long-term success.

Call now to speak with a professional interventionist who understands what you are going through: (877) 728-1122