The Addiction Intervention Guide: Intervention Resources & Articles

Upon completion of treatment, I returned home newly sober and ready to begin my life outside of the safe confines of the Betty Ford Center. The ent...

Peter's Living Room interview with Marc Kantor on South Florida Live. Listen to the special or watch the interview.   Marc Kantor is a professiona...

There’s plenty of physical evidence that suggests someone you care about has a drug addiction problem or is an alcoholic.  According to the Hazelde...

An intervention is an organized attempt to arrest a person’s addiction to a chemical substance(s) or chronic and harmful behaviors. The goal is to force the addicted individual into accepting help typically in the form of medically supervised detoxification and inpatient treatment.

Professionals have differing philosophies about when a person should depart for treatment following an intervention; some say anytime within 72 hou...

Marc Kantor joined the Dogface and Squid show recently as a guest.  Marc speaks about addiction and intervention along with the unique challenges U...

I arrived in South Florida this summer from Washington, D.C. with over thirteen years of sobriety. Over those years, I have attended thousands of t...

Long before I discovered the effects of prescription pills and drinking, I was smitten by something far more dangerous, insidious and seductive. I...

When I entered treatment for drug addiction, I was grossly overweight. I weighed in at 286 pounds, over 100 pounds heavier than my current weight o...

The United States military involvement in the Vietnam war began in 1965 and lasted until the last American troops pulled out in 1973. The eight-yea...

Making the decision to get clean and sober is scary, especially if you’re not familiar with twelve-step programs.  Prior to entering treatment, I ...

Tale of A Drug Addict with Untreated Mental Illness I’m always struck when I hear about the passing of a young person. The first assumption I make ...