An article about the television show “Intervention” explains that pressuring an addict to agree to go to rehab may be more dangerous than leaving that person to fend for themselves. If a person is not fully motivated to recover, they are more likely to relapse, and the physical impact of using after detox is quite taxing on an addict’s already-fragile body. “When a relapse occurs, someone may take a dose that they think is going to be effective — and it may even be half of what they were taking before — but because they've lost their tolerance, those tend to be lethal,” says Richard D. Blondell, MD, professor of
family medicine.
