FREE Lecture Series – Every 3rd Saturday { Download the PDF flyer }

Learn How to Intervene with the Addicted or Alcoholic Person
COMMUNITY LECTURE SERIES, Speakers: Jessica North & Mick Meagher

10am-12pm
• Saturday, August 16th
• Saturday, September 20th
• Saturday, October 18th
• Saturday, November 15th

For those families, friends and employers who are concerned about someone’s drinking, drug use, or chronic pain, we are offering a FREE Intervention Information session on the third Saturday of every month. Our goal is to provide concerned persons with an understanding of the disease process they have been facing, offering them an understanding of Intervention, and their options.

The Intervention Info session is an educational program that serves as a bridge from suffering to surrender. We view denial as a component of the illness, not a road block to recovery. We show families how to overcome denial.

When Should You Intervene?

Is the use of alcohol and/or other drugs causing problems in:
• Work or School (lost time, lower productivity or grades, warnings or suspensions)
• With the law (arrests for DUI or drug related charges)
• Family finances (income cannot be accounted for, bills unpaid etc)
• The health of the user (serious physical problems such as insomnia, bloody noses, weight changes, delusions)
• Family gatherings and/or Social settings (fights, change of social group in favor of drinking or drug using friends)
• Emotional stability (wide mood swings, over reacts to minor set backs)

Following a drinking or other drug-using episode by the person you are concerned about, have you felt:
• Embarrassed or afraid of what others might think
• Scared
• Upset or angry
• If you were a better parent/spouse/friend, it wouldn’t have occurred
• Confused about what to do

Have there been:
• Family fights (separations or threats of divorce, young adults thrown out of the home)
• Promises or attempts to quit or control the chemical use
• Attempts by family members to control the chemical use (extracting promises, hiding the chemicals or alcohol, using with them to show its impact)

Jessica North, MA / CAADAC / CEAP / CAC / Interventionist {BIO}
Jessica North is a Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor and Interventionist with 25 years of experience in all areas of substance abuse treatment. She holds a Master's Degree in Behavioral Health from the United States International University and a Certification from the University of California at San Diego. As a former broadcast journalist, Ms. North has also served the San Diego community as a Media Advisor and Public Information Officer for the San Diego Coalition on Alcohol and Drug Problems and the California Women's Commission on Alcohol and Drug Dependencies, and is a founding Board Member of the National Council on Alcoholism. North is a Certified Employee Assistance Professional and offers corporations and businesses consultation services specializing on issues of addiction in the workplace. She also offers workshops and seminars throughout Southern California on issues of Addiction treatment, Interventions, and family recovery.

Mick Meagher {BIO}
Mick Meagher is a California State Bar member, who began doing interventions in 1975. In addition to being a licensed attorney, he holds a business degree. In his career, Mick has been involved in all facets of treatment. Including restructuring troubled Chemical Dependency Treatment centers, training over 2200 families in Intervention, training over 5000 health care professionals, educators, as well as providing treatment center management and consulting. In 1989, Mick wrote the book Beginning of a Miracle: How to Intervene with the Addicted or Alcoholic Person. This book has been described as one of the best books ever written on the subject Intervention. Mick teaches the reader how to develop strategies to overcome the denial present in anyone who suffers from chemical dependence. He continues to consult and provide educational services to families, treatment centers, heath-care professionals, and legal organizations. Participants in his programs include Attorneys in MCLE programs, members of Physician Well-Being Committees, Physicians, Therapists, Educators and business leaders.

Please RSVP to Jessica Yaffa, Marketing Director for Bay Recovery Centers @ (858) 776-6205

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