In the past 5 years there has been an increase of the use, abuse and addiction to prescription pain pills. According to the last National Household Survey the addiction to pain pills or pain medications such as Norco or Vicodin has risen from 200,000 in 1985 to well over 2 million today. Although many people use pain pills or pain medication for legitimate use, there are many individuals who wind up addicted to pain pills, narcotic medications and other pain medications. Some of the most common of these addictions or dependencies are:

Opiate addiction, an ever increasing worldwide health problem, impacts all of our lives with enormous economic, personal and public health consequences transcending gender, socio-economic status, race, and age. Whether it is heroin, methadone, pain pills or other opiate-based drugs and medications the illness is the very similar.

There are many factors involved in choosing an interventionist. At Intervention Referral we have very carefully screened and have both professional and personal knowledge of those in our professional interventions network. The professionals we work with have performed many successful drug and alcohol interventions. They are very familiar with family dynamics involved with drugs and alcohol when conducting family interventions.

Addictions to drug and alcohol are an increasingly significant problem in the workplace today. The fast paced life-style of so many working men and women can lead them to quick fixes to the stressful demands placed and them in and out of work. Addictions affect not only individuals but everyone in contact with that individual. Many employees affected by addiction are never confronted or treated for their illness. Most employers do not realize there is an alternative to ignoring and/or firing a once valuable employee. In many cases, intervention and treatment is a worthwhile option.

Has your family been negatively impacted by drug or alcohol abuse? Many families experience confusion, disruption and conflict due to the drug and/or alcohol addiction of one or more members. While many families continually attempt to understand or change an addicted individual, she/he will continue to struggle if not treated, potentially harming his or herself as well as other family members. In a crisis situation such as this, a family intervention may be the best method to stop the destructive cycle of addiction.

An intervention is an attempt to interrupt an individual’s negative behaviors. In many circumstances intervention may be the only way to stop a person from severely harming his/herself or others. Often family, friends or coworkers are able to stop a person before an addiction causes dire consequences. A professional intervention allows an individual to become aware that his/her drug or alcohol abuse has affected those surrounding him or her. It shows a concern for change.