Common terminology that is used during an alcohol or drug intervention in British Columbia and Alberta – Options Okanagan Treatment Centers in Kelowna, British Columbia treating drug, opiate, fentanyl, heroin and alcohol addiction and recovery.
Drug and Opioid Interventions In Alberta And BC
Alcohol Or Drug Intervention Terminology
Intervention: This is the deliberate process where change is introduced into an individual’s behaviors, feelings and thoughts. Usually it involves specialists in addition to several people that prepare themselves, to approach an individual who is involved in some form of self-destructive behavior, and then speaking to the individual in a respectful and clear way about this behavior. The primary goal is to have the individual listen to those involved in the intervention and accept help for their problem.
Denial: This is the “hallmark” of alcohol or drug addiction and abuse. All close friends and family members are affected by the user’s actions. Refusing to admit to the truth is frequently part of this process and needs to be overcome before any healing can take place.
Enabling: Due to fear and shame, close family members frequently allow the alcohol or drug user to continue with their irrational and disruptive behavior problems. The condition is established through an control, manipulation, and deception over an extended period of time. Family members need to learn how to focus on their personal needs instead.
Fear: This is natural protective instinct humans have that allows a condition to continue and results in the cycle of denial being reinforced. A trained interventionist can help to remove those barriers through allowing all of those involved to see what the actual truth is.
Recovery: This learning process teaches an individual how to cope with their feelings every day without mind changing chemicals. This process can restore a healthy family nit and all parties who are concerns can then live their own personal lives once again.
Hitting Bottom: Total spiritual, mental, and physical defeat. This is the condition where all money, job, family, and power are lost before a person will accept help. At that point it isn’t necessary to wait any longer. Treatment and intervention are much better alternatives that are proven to work prior to the person hitting their personal rock bottom.
Addiction: Compulsive, and frequently controllable seeking, carving and use of alcohol or a drug. The person uses even when they are aware that it is not in their best interest to. Addiction may be defined as chronically making the definite decision to not use, with a relapse occurring shortly thereafter due to experiencing compulsive and overwhelming urges to use despite having made a firm decision to stop.
Abuse: The habitual or chronic use of a chemical substance for altering states of mind or body for purposes other than ones that are medically warranted.
Treatment: A facility where alcohol and drug addicts are taught and provided with information on addiction, relapse, and recovery, while also addressing misguided beliefs about self, their environment, and other people. Enrolling in a drug abuse treatment program assists a recovering drug abuser with developing drug refusal skills and coping tools, managing feelings, and making lifestyle changes. They also learn how to identify warning signs of relapse and how to challenge thoughts that might lead to relapse.
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