How To Know if Your Loved One Needs an Intervention
Some may feel insecure about confronting their loved one or friend about their drug issues, especially when the drug in question is a prescription drug. Prescription painkillers are tricky: yes, they serve a purpose but taken too long, they can become a problem in and of themselves. Family members who notice changes in those taking prescription opiates like Vicodin, OxyContin, Norco, Lortab and more may not know when these changes are merely side effects and when they denote an unacknowledged addiction worthy of an intervention.
Here are some clues to help you tell when it’s time to set up an intervention:
–Inability to maintain commitments at work and home
–Inability to successfully care for children and elder family members resulting in neglect or abuse
–Losing a spouse, partner, close friends or jobs due to lack of focus and drug use
–Health problems due to opiate use including breathing problems and overdose
–Purchasing supplemental pills outside of their original prescription or attempting to procure additional prescriptions from different doctors
–Supplementing prescription medication use with alcohol and other drugs
–Suicidal behavior
–Abusive behavior to others resulting in emotional or physical harm
–Financial problems including not paying the bills, losing possessions and defaulting on credit cards
–Driving while obviously impaired by prescription drug use
–Criminal activity or legal problems due to behavior while under the influence of their prescription
An intervention is not a negative thing, though the person being confronted may initially take it as such. Should they choose to get the help they need, they will thank you for it later and even if they don’t, at least you can take yourself and your family out of harm’s way by taking away the addict’s ability to hurt you again.
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