Spirit & Associates

Special People Inspiring Recovery in Time

Intervention, Counseling, Mediation and Training Services

 
Intervention:
When It Is Appropriate

 

 

If you think your loved one has a problem with alcohol or drugs and
Intervention is necessary, here are 21 questions to help you decide:

 1.

Have you or your loved one lost friendships due to their use of alcohol/drugs?

 2.

Does your loved one seek to escape their problems through drugs/alcohol?

 3.

Does your loved one ever used drugs/alcohol to feel socially accepted?

 4.

Does your loved one use drugs/alcohol to enjoy themselves?

 5.

Has your loved one's health ever been affected through the use of drugs/alcohol?

 6.

Has your loved one ever been in a Hospital or Institution because of drugs/alcohol?

 7.

Has your loved one ever been arrested while Under the Influence of drugs/alcohol?

 8.

Has your loved one ever taken an overdose, or, had a blackout due to drugs/alcohol?

 9.

Do they ever use drugs/alcohol to build self-confidence?

10.

Do they ever deny or hide their use of drugs/alcohol?

11.

Have their normal functions ever been affected by the use of drugs/alcohol?

12.

Did people lose respect for your loved one due to their drug/alcohol use?

13.

Have they ever engaged in Illegal Activities in order to get drugs/alcohol?

14.

Have they ever expressed feelings of guilt or remorse because of their use of drugs/alcohol?

15.

Have they ever tried to stop using drugs/alcohol but could not?

16.

Has your loved one ever tried to control their use of drugs/alcohol?

17.

Is the use of drugs/alcohol making your home life unhappy?

18.

Has/does your loved one's personality change as a result of drugs/alcohol?

19.

Have you or your loved one ever lost time from school or work due to the use of drugs/alcohol and/or other related activities?

20.

Have you ever moved from place to place in an attempt to stop their using drugs/alcohol?

21.

Did you ever attempt to keep your loved one away from bad influences, i.e. drug and alcohol environments?

 

Through our personal experience with drugs/alcohol, we have found that if you answered yes to 1 or 2 of these questions, your loved one may have a drug/alcohol problem.

If you answered yes to 3 or more of these questions your loved one definitely has a problem with drugs/alcohol.


Click on the link above for more information on Intervention.


 


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