Drug Intervention - What do You Say
What is the general language or message ?
The tone should be concern. The intention should be clear. It should be
unwavering.
" We love you, we've always loved you, we'll never stop loving you but we're
not willing to watch you kill yourself with drugs".
The family should definitely express concern but not sympathize with the
addict. Sympathy is a form of agreement and can back fire by justifying the
addiction.
Without any anger or fear, the addict should "get" from every one present that
the situation is known and that he/she needs treatment. Don't allow stories of
family problems and life's troubles sway the attention off the point that the
addict has a problem and needs to seek help fixing it. This is where the
family's preparation pays off.
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