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The following information has been provided
by:
Robert M. Poznanovich
President/CEO
Addiction Intervention
Resources, Inc.
400 Selby Ave.
Suite D.
St. Paul, MN
55102
National Call Center:
800-561-8158
Direct: 651-222-6740
Cell: 651-592-6331
Email: Bob@AddictionIntervention.com
Web: www.AddictionIntervention.com
Family
Intervention
The Problem
Many families have made numerous,
unsuccessful attempts to help their addicted
loved ones. They may have tried various
approaches to control or “fix” the
addicted individual or they may have sought
help to relieve their suffering from
resources such as friends, clergy, doctors,
lawyers and mental health professionals.
Despite these efforts, families often find
little consolation. The addict/alcoholic
continues to struggle. Frustration, fear and
anger build until families reach the
“jumping off point”, and seek
addiction-related professional help.
The Solution
There is a professional service, Addiction
Intervention Resources ( AIR ), that
specializes in helping families of
alcoholic/addicts to:
1. Get out of crisis. We help families
come to some decisions on their own about
what is and what is not acceptable behavior
or circumstances within their family. We
also educate the family about addiction and
provide a variety of individualized care and
resources, as appropriate.
2. Immediately address a loved one’s
addiction. This process usually involves
addressing the addict’s behavior and
facilitating an entrance into an appropriate
treatment center.
Focus on the Family
AIR focuses on all family members affected
by the addiction. We define success not only
by the number of individuals that enter
treatment but, more importantly, by how many
families we are able to move out of crisis.
Raising the Bottom
Treatment for the addicted person is
sometimes dangerously delayed because of the
mistaken belief that an individual must hit
bottom or the idea that treatment will only
work if the addict wants it . AIR
interventions can effectively raise the
bottom for an addict and offer them help
with their addiction, before it’s too
late.
Sense of Urgency
AIR responds quickly to calls for help.
Family crises are treated as emergencies
because the emotional pain and suffering of
people close to the addicted individual can
be extreme. The faster an intervention
program begins, the faster family members
will experience relief.
Skilled AIR consultants, interventionists
and counselors, act with a high sense of
urgency to identify the family members
affected. Then we introduce resources that
help families take control and make rational
decisions regarding the addict’s treatment
in the face of overwhelming crisis brought
on by the disease of addiction.
Are you ready to stop the cycle of
addiction within your family by addressing
your loved one’s addiction?
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