Drug and alcohol intervention is very essential for the person who is addicted to these substances for the proper treatment of that person and at the same time it is also very important because it is only through intervention that the correct path towards a settled lifestyle can be shown to the individual. It is also equally important that the family and the friends of the addict also support him in this program because it is not something that can be done alone. An intervention program includes several stages which involve the asking of general questions and answers that are asked to the addict in order to analyze the psyche of the addict. This is a very important stage in the process of an intervention program because it is one step that judges the mentality of the addict and develops the feeling whether he is willing to take the treatment or not. Then the evaluation process which evaluates the best program that can be decided for the addict is carried out. After evaluation the patient is counseled about the advantages of taking the treatment and the treatment is carried out. This is not the last part of the treatment as there is a post intervention service that involves the assurance that the addicted person does not get into the habit again. A very tolerant approach is taken towards the patient during the intervention program without any denial and makes the patient ready for an inpatient drug detox or treatment program.

Drug Addiction Intervention is one stage of recovery where the addict feels that those who love him they care for him and try to make him recover. This is the stage that makes the person realize that how important he is for his well wishers. It involves formal and informal intervention. Informal intervention is a process of recovery that involves the addict to take suggestion form somebody who is very close to the addict but before that the person should at least have that much of awareness that he can make the addict realize how much the addiction is affecting his life. On the other hand the formal intervention includes the taking of professional help because there are many addicts who do not like to take any sort of treatment or suggestion from their near and dear ones. Both the interventions are designed in such a way that the addict will agree to take help on an immediate basis.

Drug intervention programs are techniques that help in abolishing the drug abuse from the society. They are such programs that not only take the responsibility of eradicating the drug and alcohol addiction from the families and the society but they are also meant to create awareness in the society regarding the harm that is being caused due to the addiction of drugs and alcohol.