You’ve been watching your friend or loved one go downhill for years. You’ve talked to them several times and they seemed to deny it every time you talk to them. You worry about them doing real damage to themselves or others, destroying themselves both physically and financially and you’ve reached the point where something must be done. This is when intervention makes sense.

Intervention is where the addicts friends and loved ones meet with the addict in a private setting and address the problem. The goal of the intervention is to make the addict agree in accept that they have a problem and give them options to correct it. An ultimatum is normally a big part of the intervention as it forces the addict to choose between his friends and family or his addiction. (more…)

Addiction, in medical terms is a condition in which a human body depends on something for its normal functioning, which further leads to physical dependence. Addiction triggers as a mental issue and proceeds to a physical reliance. In such a state a person tends to rely on a typical substance or a drug that seems to give him relief. An escalated drug tolerance is what we know as addiction. One can even get addicted to prescribed drugs; it need not necessarily be due to drug abuse.

It is quite tough a job to answer whether all drugs are addictive or not, it depends on how one defines addiction. Some feel that psychological dependence on a drug or any other substance is addiction. It can be anything. Some people are inclined towards these things and feel that they cannot live without the influence of the substance. This is more of problem with the person who is using it than the substance or drug itself. Dependence is after all a human nature; we cannot blame a drug just because we depend on it. This has more to do with the mental state of one’s mind than the physical. (more…)