Adults tend to be very resistant to looking at their addictions because of all of the responsibilities that they have. Many are the primary breadwinners of the household, while some are the primary caregivers of children and senior adults.
This group often has very well-defined reasons for why they can’t or won’t address their addictions or behavioral health problems.  Their families feel as if they are being held hostage by the addict’s illness.  People don’t spontaneously recover from addiction.  Intervention can be the beginning of changing the outcome for both the individual and the families that love them.