{"id":1747,"date":"2021-07-23T14:37:20","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T14:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newjerseyaddictioninterventions.com\/?p=1747"},"modified":"2021-07-23T14:37:20","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T14:37:20","slug":"crisis-intervention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newjerseyaddictioninterventions.com\/crisis-intervention\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Crisis Intervention and When is it Appropriate?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Addiction impacts the lives of millions of adults in the United States. Living with addiction has many challenges. Addiction can negatively impact people\u2019s mental and physical health and often prevents people from having a healthy social life. In addition to affecting people\u2019s day-to-day lives, addiction can also prevent people from managing a crisis in healthy ways.<\/p>\n

A crisis can be any event that is too difficult for someone to handle. It could be an illness, mental health condition, a traumatic event, grief, a natural disaster, or any other stressful occurrence. A crisis is stressful for anyone, but for people struggling with addiction, it could lead to a relapse. Relapsing occurs when people start using substances after a period of sobriety. Many people who relapse need to complete addiction treatment or engage in other addiction support programs. It can be discouraging or even dangerous to relapse after abstaining from drugs or alcohol for a period of time.<\/p>\n

The goal of crisis intervention is to address the immediate and long-term needs of a person who is in crisis to prevent a relapse<\/a>, hospitalization, or other escalating interventions. Understanding what happens in a crisis and what interventions are available can help you know what to do if you or a loved one is experiencing a crisis and need help to avoid a relapse.<\/p>\n

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