What is the role of family and friends in intervention?
Family and friends have a vital role to play in the process of Substance Abuse intervention. Besides giving support to the addict’s efforts to recover, they need to stop protecting him from the consequences of his/her Alcoholism/Drug Abuse. It is important to let him/her fully experience the harmful effects of Substance Abuse. Making the effort a collective one is also very important. The close ones need to find strength in numbers with the help of family and friends and confront the abuser as a group.
