Following singer Amy Winehouse’s death this past weekend, many are reflecting about the people in their lives suffering from an addiction.
You can help these people. Here are some tips:
1) Discuss your concerns privately with other friends and loved ones, and find two to six others willing to hold an intervention. Too many people can seem overwhelming for the person who’s suffering from drug abuse.
2) Hold a planning meeting. Planning an intervention can be emotionally difficult because you may worry that it won’t work, that your help may be rejected, or that you may alienate your loved one. If you want, you may contact a drug intervention counselor or specialist to assist. At the meeting, discuss what specific treatment you want to prepare for the drug addict if he or she will accept it, and how you can explain the harm that addiction is causing to the addict and those around him or her. It’s often best to appoint a leader of the group who will be the main spokesperson during the intervention, since too many people speaking at once can seem as if the group is arguing or bullying rather than conveying a clear, caring message.
3) Make arrangements for the drug treatment you want to offer, including contacting the staff and planning admissions and transportation if it’s a residency addiction program. Discuss and resolve issues about financial arrangements. If the drug addict agrees to treatment after the intervention, you want to be able to offer it immediately.
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