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When someone develops an addiction, whether it be to alcohol, drugs, an eating disorder or even the internet, there is a sense of loss. The person that you once knew is essentially gone. The addiction is something your loved one thinks they can handle; yet their lives are deteriorating around them and the ones that care, are made to watch. The addict is always in complete denial of his/her addiction. Always. The more the people in their lives that try to help, the more the addict feels that his or her "fix" is being threatened. The walls of denial grow stronger around the addict, keeping the ones who "don't understand" out and keeping the ones who perpetuate this roller-coaster lifestyle in. An alcohol or drug intervention, when done correctly, tears down these walls. It brings a period of clarity to the addict, we use these brief moments to guide the alcoholic/addict to the path of recovery.
At Interventions For Recovery addiction is viewed as a physical disease which can be medically treated. Addiction is not a mental or moral problem, or a disgrace.
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