You may have heard of a family intervention for a drug addict, but what exactly is it? Basically, it is what it states. It is a family intervening in a situation that is causing harm to a loved one. A family intervention should be handled with a professional counselor standing by available. The key is to break through the drug addict’s denial of a problem. A family intervention is the hardest, yet also the most loving thing that can be done for a drug addict. This behavior simply can’t continue and the family unites as one to help the drug addict to see the problem as it really is.