What happens during an intervention?
After the first call to an interventionist, no two interventions are the same. However, it is safe to say that, universally, there is at least one meeting of the concerned others with the addicted individual, facilitated by the interventionist. The meeting includes people who are prepared to speak honestly but respectfully about how the addiction is affecting the speaker, the addict and those close to the addict. Successful interventions educate the concerned others about the disease of addiction, make clear to the identified patient that addiction is affecting those around him and motivate him or her to seek recovery.
