An intervention, like we discussed here yesterday, is an organized meeting that allows friends and family members to confront those who are addicted to prescription painkillers with the effects of their addiction in a safe, nonjudgmental environment. A successful intervention will end with the addict choosing to get help, actively getting in the car to go to the airport or the closest Meditox office for their pre-set outpatient appointment and coming home with a treatment plan and a prescription for Suboxone treatment to help them detox off of opioid-based prescription meds.

Though it is often an emotional experience, if done right, an intervention can help the one addicted to opiates see how the drugs are hurting them and those they love without blaming them. Addiction—especially one that starts with a doctor’s prescription for pain management—is no one’s fault. But the ability to take responsibility for the future is the light at the end of the tunnel and offering an intervention and the option to take that responsibility can be a pivotal point in the recovery process.

Here are a few tips to help you set up a successful intervention:

• Bring just one example of how you have been hurt to the meeting to illustrate the severity of this person’s drug addiction.
• Write down the incident you would like to share before you arrive. It will help you to focus and keep it short.
• If you are the one delivering the ultimatum, then stick to it. No one will be helped by you backing down later.
• Make sure that you set up the appointment at your closest Meditox before the intervention. That way, when your friend or loved one is ready to leave the intervention and get help, there is no need to wait: both of you can go directly from the intervention to the Meditox appointment without delay.

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