Intervention

Laura,
I agree with you plus I read that this hitting rock bottom is kind of stupid. What other disease to wait until the person is almost dead to begin treatment?

I always smoke a bowl while watching Intervention.

Hey Trey, really insightful, relevant and well thought out post. Murphy's Law ("Anything that can go wrong, will.") clearly supports your argument that drunks are drunks by choice. You demonstrate a real understanding of addiction and don't sound at all like an idiot. Thanks for sharing.

Everyone contributing to this discussion makes good points, starting with Teh's observation that the reviews here are decidedly unilateral. The truth is that intervention helps some addicts and not others. The theory of "raising the bottom" makes sense, but--think about it for a moment--it assumes that addicts seek treatment only when they "hit bottom," a bit of folk wisdom that has yet to be demonstrated scientifically. Unfortunately, treatment of substance abuse in the US and much of Europe is based on shockingly limited research for reasons I won't go into here but which have a lot to do with how lucrative the dominant treatment models have proven. Addiction takes many different forms, has many different causes, and requires several, if not many, different treatment options. Intervention for some, yes, but another might fare better with a seemingly casual invitation from a sober friend to take in a couple of meetings.

i know exactly what you mean.i used to take prescription pain killers but havent used any for a very long time but i swear this show just makes me want to chew a handful of narcotics lol

High five!