Family Intervention

Sometimes when the alcoholic's problems reach the crisis level, the only choice left to his family is professional intervention.

A new book suggests that families may not be as powerless as they have been lead to believe in intervening with an alcoholic or addict family member.

A brief how-to guide for planning and staging a family intervention.

Researchers have calculated that brief family intervention programs designed to discourage teen drinking are both beneficial and very cost-effective.

A study conducted at Boise State University found that simple parent and teen conversations about the problems of alcohol abuse helped prevent binge-drinking in college freshmen.

Brief intervention, which can be conducted in general health care settings, can help patients reduce the risk of harmful drinking habits.

Addiction Intervention Resources has launched a new national network of trained intervention specialists, counselors and consultants to help families and businesses handle addiction-related crisis.

Know when it's time to get help. A downloadable intervention guide from Recovery Connection.

An intervention is a deliberate process by which change is introduced into a person's thoughts, feelings and behaviors.

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