The specific illicit drugs that had the highest levels of past year dependence or abuse in 2009 were marijuana (4.3 million), pain relievers (1.9 million), and cocaine (1.1 million). The number of persons with marijuana dependence or abuse has not changed since 2002, but the number with pain reliever dependence or abuse has increased (from […]
Ninety percent of Americans who meet the medical criteria for addiction started smoking, drinking, or using other drugs before age 18. People who use addictive substances before age 18 are six times more likely to develop a substance use disorder than those who didn’t start using until they were 21 or older. One in four Americans who […]
The short answer is yes. It is a Genetic Disease that you don’t trigger until you take your 1st drink or pill. There are 2 sides though to Addiction, Physical and Mental. The Physical (craving) will leave within a few days in most cases once the user has stopped using. The Mental (obsession) will take much longer. The […]
Prescription Drug Intervention: Prescription Drug Intervention is the fastest going area of Intervention! Most people are initially prescribed the prescription because they had an injury, or went to the dentist and it was given to help relieve pain. As time goes on they continue to use it because they have become psychologically and physically addicted […]
Executive intervention is very common for professionals ranging from doctors, lawyers stockbroker / financial advisors, to CEO’s and other high ranking professionals in business and finance. Although all addicts and alcoholics are created equal, it is far more difficult and it requires far greater skill and professionalism to obtain willingness from a person with almost no leverage than from […]
Crisis Intervention: Most crisis interventions are when a major dramatic or emotional event has taken place. These include, put not limited to, overdose, arrest, or suicide attempt, to name a few. The sad portion though is once the “CRISIS” has passed they don’t follow through. Families / Corporations feel the event has passed the substance […]
Drug Intervention: Most people, families and corporations, feel the reason for the intervention is because of the drug use. The truth of it is the “Drugs” are the medicine for the Addict. Drug Addicts do a great job in selling everyone “HOPE” that they will one day be better. They are very good at it! […]
Alcohol Intervention: This is the most common type of addiction because it is legal to consume alcohol and for that reason it makes the Alcoholic harder to accept their disease. The Alcoholic is able to rationalize that since they are not doing cocaine, heroin, or even smoking pot that they are not doing anything wrong. […]
Addicts and manipulation go hand in hand. Family members of addicts cannot see how powerful the manipulation is because they have hope the addict can change on their own. The family does not want it to be so “hard” on the addict. Drug addicts do a great job in selling everyone “hope” that they will one day […]
Many people who are thinking about an intervention are afraid that the intervention is all about tough love. Although few, alcohol and drug interventions actually go to “tough love” or “bottom-lines,” many families place a great deal of attention on it when deciding on whether or not to do an addiction intervention. Some family members […]
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