Alcohol Interventions
Interventions for Alcoholism
Those affected by the brain disease of alcoholism have a compulsion to drink. This deep, unyielding need can take over one’s life. The affects of alcoholism can be as tremendous as destroying financial stability, losing family confidence and worse. A person’s alcoholism may lurk in the background as he or she manages to hold down the essentials -- like jobs, family and prospects.
So how do you determine whether your loved one is an alcoholic? If some or all of these characteristics affect your loved one, he or she may be an alcoholic:
- Feeling a need or compulsion to drink
- Finding he or she cannot limit the amount of alcohol consumed
- Losing interest in activities and hobbies that used to bring pleasure
- Blacking out or forgetting conversations and appointments
- Making a ritual of the time, scene, etc. of where he or she drinks and becoming irritated if this ritual is disturbed.
- Drinking alone or in secret
- Feeling guilty about drinking or feeling he or she should limit drinking.
- Developing problems with relationship, financial obligations, work or the law
- Becoming tolerant to the effects of alcohol, drinking more to feel the effects
- Experiencing nausea, sweating or shaking if he or she does not drink
Regardless of whether you’re “sure” your loved one is an alcoholic, don’t wait to ask for help. Waiting can invite even more pain, destruction and possibly endanger not only the life of the one you love, but also the lives of others. Alcoholism is in itself a time bomb waiting to destroy.
If you suspect someone you care about may be addicted to alcohol, an intervention could be the fastest, most effective way to address the problem and begin healing the whole family.
AiR’s alcohol abuse interventions focus on how a loved one’s alcoholism affects the whole family, providing the tools to adequately deal with the situation. Interventions establish healthy boundaries and restore order in lives while urging the alcoholic to either accept treatment and support or face the consequences of his or her actions without the family remaining involved.
Find out more about alcohol interventions:
Contact Assistance in Recovery today at 877-320-0247 to discuss alcohol intervention options.
