A central challenge to most interventions is the need to broaden the chemical abuse treatment focus from the addict to the family. The initial stages depict diligent commitment and focus from the families. Upon receiving pre-counseling, families shift more attention in uniting to help their loved ones free themselves from substance abuse. The initial stages of the intervention exercise trigger high expectations and an optimistic attitude usually fills the atmosphere (Marinelli, 2009). This is because the family unit has identified the crisis that has caused them so much anxiety in the past. Before the intervention program, most families live with the problem of an addicted loved one, and the mood is usually despondent. During this time, most of the communication is tensed, and ends in arguments caused by the denial in the part of the addict. In most cases, the fights usually emanate because the addict does not want to subject to some form of help. The chemical abuse tampers with their perception and all they want is the security that comes with the enabling behavior. In some cases, the substance abuse treatment and family therapy could trigger a negative reaction from the patient. Upon subscribing to an intervention program, hope starts to build. The small progress made with each passing day motivates the family more to offer support for their loved one through family therapy. Nevertheless, as the intervention exercise continues, unexpected occurrences might trigger the hopelessness and anxiety of the family members. This could greatly undermine the exercise that greatly relies on the co-ordination of the family members (Green, 2003). If in the course of the intervention exercise, the patient relapses the family could gradually reduce the level of support. This arises from the discouragement that the relapse causes. The frustration brought about by the impatience of the family members could greatly undermine the process. Relapse...

The paper has looked at the possible barriers and discussed possible intervention remedies against the obstacles to therapy. The research acknowledges that families are distinguished entities in comparison to social support groups. As such, the level of commitment in the family is crucial in the intervention program of reclaiming the addicts. Blood and alliance, connect the family members, and this is a recipe for strong emotional ties (Marinelli, 2009). This is in contrast to support groups that bring together subjects with common goals. Their level of commitment is lower than the family intervention programs. Consequently, the family should stand strong in providing unrelenting aid in the reclamation exercise of their loved ones. The research has made various investigations on the relationship between family support and chemical abuse and deduced that the family is the most important element. In the same pattern, the family should fully exploit its vast resource and stick to the exercise. The research recommends that professionals involved with intervention programs should undertake measures that would maintain the presence of the family members and friends until victory is certain (Marinelli, 2009).