Originally Posted by
cynical one 
In the past 11 years, I know of ONE real-life intervention that worked for the addict. However, she had already decided she was done and was ready at the time. Interventions are more for those doing the intervention, a way to vocalize boundaries, and if there is a weak link, it's not going to work anyway so why pay a stranger thousands upon thousands of dollars to have a family meeting? Since the A&E show 'Intervention' first aired, the number of "professional interventionists" has increased 1000x. If I chose to watch a train-wreck show, I would choose something like 'The Real Housewives of Orange County', at least they volunteer to sell their dysfunction and are not tricked into it for the explicit intent of money and ratings by exploiting the still suffering addict.
Having been there/done that, I agree. An intervention is for the family, not the addict.