Essential Do's and Don't of Conducting an Intervention for drug or alcohol addiction:

1. Include a trained interventionalist, family, spouse, and colleagues.
2. Include as many people as you can and be sensitive to gender.
3. Bring all the evidence.
4. Get a properly collected drug screen.
5. Do not let the person out of your sight! Do not let them drive!
6. Have a bed in a treatment facility ready
7. Do not let the addict decide their treatment. Remember, they are sick.
8. When all else fails, threaten to call the police. Often, this will cause the individual to admit that he/she has a serious problem.