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Old 05-02-2013, 06:51 PM   #37
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Originally Posted by Ocean's Edge View Post
Agreed - I know "Interventions" are a tried and true technique for dealing with alcoholics and addicts - and thus there must be some value in it - but it feels a lot like the shaming thing - and it makes me very uncomfortable.
Families love interventions as much as junkies and alcoholics hate them. I get a lot of those kinds of calls, and have cleaned up from the aftermath of far too many to think that they can be helpful in any particular way.

There might as well be a revolving door on the front of my office. I see a lot of the same people at least monthly, or more often.
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