by Sandy Baker | Mar 6, 2020 | Intervention, Recovery
You’ve made the decision to help your loved one get the alcohol and drug treatment he or she needs. As you prepare for the intervention, you may be wondering what happens afterward. What will treatment, if they accept it, look like, and what can you, as a caregiver,...
by Sandy Baker | Feb 5, 2020 | Addiction, Intervention
Opioid Addiction and Its Impact Opioid addiction is a terrifying disease that can tear apart families and cause psychological and emotional damage to everyone involved. When one family member suffers from opioid addiction, its impact on children, significant others,...
by Sandy Baker | Oct 30, 2019 | Addiction, Intervention
Your loved one struggles every day with his or her addiction. They feel the weight of the world on their shoulders and may have told you they don’t know how they can keep going. Why don’t they just get help, then? When Your Loved One Will Not Get Treatment There are...
by Randi J. Heisler | Aug 17, 2019 | Addiction, Intervention
Admitting There’s A Problem Many people with a loved one struggling with a substance use problem will see interventions on television and assume they’re seeing the whole story. This is sadly not the case. Rehabilitation from any kind of addiction behavior is a...
by Sandy Baker | Aug 16, 2019 | Addiction, Intervention
It’s a big decision to make. Yet, for many people, seeking out an intervention specialist is by far the best thing they can do to save the life of their loved one. It can be very scary to make this decision, especially if your loved one has already refused care...
by Sandy Baker | Aug 7, 2019 | Addiction, Intervention
Waiting and Wondering For yet another night, you’re sitting by the phone wondering where your loved one is. The thoughts racing through your mind make you worried they are on the side of the road somewhere. You worry they’ll come stumbling in around 3 a.m., having...
