...  intervention is a big step forward towards providing valuable alcohol abuse help for someone dealing with an addiction. An alcoholic intervention is a meeting which includes the alcoholic, family members, friends and possibly the addict’s colleagues or employer, along with a specialist who is able to provide professional alcohol abuse help. During this step in the recovery process the problem drinker is spoken to regarding his or her drinking behavior. The individual is made aware of the impact that his or her excessive, abusive and reckless drinking has on family members, friends, co-workers and others. Read ...