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How to help someone with a drug or alcohol problem:
- Don’t confront a person while the person is high or drunk. Wait until the effects have completely worn
off.
- Expect to be put on the defensive. A person with a substance abuse problem will vehemently deny it.
- State your intentions- that you are confronting the person out of caring and concern, not blame or
judgment.
- State your motivation- that you are having the conversation because you care.
- Be firm in your presentation. Come prepared with specific examples of out-of-control behavior.
- Present your observations of the person’s behavior. Focus on what you see happening to the person
and the lives of those around him or her. Be very specific.
- Express how the person’s behavior makes you feel.
- State why you think the person needs help in stopping the addiction.
- State what you will do next. Assist the person in getting help and/or involving others in an intervention