Released on: March 9, 2008, 11:22 pm

Press Release Author: Steven Lodge

Industry: Small Business

Press Release Summary: Los Angeles, CA March 2008 Imagine discovering that a family
member has a serious problem with drugs or alcohol? You confront the family member
on the issue, but they deny a problem exists or steadfastly reject any form of help.
Do you walk away and pretend the problem does not exist? Do you wait until the loved
one hits the proverbial "bottom"? Where would you go to find help? The answer is
Steven Lodge Interventions. The initial consultation and assessment for family
interventions is free and just a phone call away.


Press Release Body: Steven Lodge, founder of Steven Lodge Interventions based in Los
Angeles, has been through the process himself and knows exactly what the family goes
through as addiction progresses:

"I had been seriously involved with drugs and alcohol for over ten years and had
been keeping it a dark secret from my family and friends. When my wife discovered my
secret, she was devastated not only by my problem, but also was faced with the
arduous decision of what to do next. The solution, as she discovered, was a family
intervention."

According to Lodge, a family intervention is the most loving act a family can do for
a family member suffering from addiction. "I think the first thing a family should
recognize is that addiction is a disease and treatment is available to arrest the
sickness. The disease should be addressed as soon as possible. If a person was
suffering from any other type of disease where treatment was available, they
wouldn't sit around and hope that it heals itself. They get help. Addiction requires
the same vigilance, yet oftentimes is ignored. The problem with addiction, like most
other diseases, is that if left untreated it gets worse."

A family intervention seeks to avoid the anguish, intense suffering, and severe
health consequences (sometimes death) that occur when addicts hit their "bottom". "I
acknowledge that sometimes an addict has to reach their bottom, but I believe that a
family should first intervene with a family intervention. A well organized family
intervention will artificially raise the bottom, and will do so in a gentle and
loving atmosphere. Treatment is offered as a gift, or an opportunity, and a way to
begin enjoying life instead of enduring it."

Recovery from addiction is a difficult process for the addict and the family.
Finding the right facility and intervention services to support recovery shouldn't
be. For more information on family interventions, visit
http://www.stevenlodgeinterventions.com or contact Steven at sggl1@earthlink.net.


Web Site: http://www.stevenlodgeinterventions.com/

Contact Details: Steven Lodge
stevenlodgeinterventions1@gmail.com
Steven lodge Interventions
http://www.stevenlodgeinterventions.com/
310 392-1201
Los Angeles, CA