It is important that friends and family members do not wait until their loved one asks for help. Much of the pain and suffering can be alleviated sooner rather than later if an intervention is implemented. The intervention would be performed by a group of professionals and the individual’s loved ones. This allows recovery to begin without the individual having to hit their “rock bottom.” Many of our affiliates provide intervention services. After an intervention, many patients will enter a detoxification facility. It is here that the addict will physically withdraw from the substance they are abusing. Many of the withdrawal symptoms they will experience will be unpleasant and could become life threatening depending on what substance is being abused. It will be determined on a case by case basis if medical management of these symptoms should be implemented. Detox will usually last three to five days and is just as emotionally taxing as it is physically. Detox alone does little to change the long term problem of the client’s substance abuse.