These are the steps you need to take to help someone you love: 1. You need to treat yourself first. Go to Al-anon and to an addictions counselor and get support. Alcoholism is an illness that you can't conquer on your own. You need help. You have probably been helping the alcoholic or addict drink or use drugs by covering up for them--this has got to stop. Once you get support, then you can act. 2. Hire …showed first 75 words of 478 total…

…showed last 75 words of 478 total…alcoholic's home. 9. Carry out the intervention being honest and loving. 10. The intervention is over when the person agrees to go to treatment or the professional believes that the meeting has served its purpose. Most interventions take about an hour and ends in the person going to treatment, but sometimes the best you can do is plant the seeds of the truth that hopefully will grow later. No intervention is wasted if the truth comes out.