Have you ever been involved in an intervention with a family member who abuses alcohol and pain killers?

Question by MS: Have you ever been involved in an intervention with a family member who abuses alcohol and pain killers?
A family member of mine has this problem. He’s 43yrs old and hasn’t worked in 5 years. He has a college education with a degree.
I was curious how successful something like this could be, don’t know what else to do.

Best answer:

Answer by Dr. Smith
this person must have a bad past talk to them. see whats troubling them.

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