When Enough Is Enough

by Candy Finnigan

From a nationally recognized addiction specialist featured on the A&E series Intervention, a comprehensive and compassionate guide to confronting a loved one with an addiction. What do you do when someone you care about is caught in the downward spiral of addiction? The goal of an intervention is to get the person who is addicted to alcohol, to drugs, to gambling, to sex, to what have you to seek treatment-to seek treatment today. And it is remarkably effective: over 80 percent of people faced with an intervention agree to get help. In When Enough Is Enough, Candy Finnigan offers support, advice, and hope to people who care about someone with an addiction. She acknowledges that although intervention is a powerful tool, it is a complicated process-one that absolutely must be done right. This kind of confrontation must be highly structured, and Finnigan-a veteran of hundreds of interventions-provides a frank but sympathetic guide to preparing for and staging an intervention. By talking readers through the personal, medical, psychiatric, financial, and legal issues involved, she turns what seems like a chaotic and overwhelming task into a manageable and empowering experience.

208 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Kels · Rating 4 out of 5]

Candy is probably one of my favorite interventionists. I am a social worker on a psychiatric unit and always read to have a better understanding of what people are going through. I thought this book was a good breakdown of how to begin having a difficult conversation and ultimately a intervention. She takes time to explain "psych lingo" and explain varying levels of care. In addition, she breaks down different addictions, including gambling and the internet. I wish she would have covered more on what to do if you cannot afford to go to a rehab. She touched on it, but does not spell out how expensive they can be. I imagine that could be a book in itself. Overall, this is a good, easy read. I recommend it!