An addiction intervention is a group process utilized to make an out of control addict seek help for their illness. Addiction interventions are usually held by close friends or family members of the addict and can be known to be very intense. The most successful addiction intervention is the one that begins with a plan and is focused on getting the loved one to seek professional help.

Sometimes, an intervention can own a hard road to success. It is usually very common to find an addict who doesn’t want help with their disease. This can be dealt with in many ways. The most common method is alerting the addict that they obviously have a problem. This is usually followed by alerting them that the members of the group are aware of the problem and are no longer willing to share in their “life in a bottle” lifestyle. The fact that the intervention can consist of employers, co-workers, clergy and/or anyone who can give a clear picture of what the illness is doing to those around the addict.

A newer method being used lately is telling the addict that those involved with the intervention have been seeing a counselor about their problem several days prior to the actual intervention. With these new techniques, the addict realizes that the people closest to them have been meeting about his/her problem, leaving him/her to feel less ambushed. If the addict seeks treatment, they are apt to start a program with less of a “bad attitude” and not feel manipulated.