Intervention Edit Meaning

1.

when a group of friends get together to help out another friend who has a problem, like drugs, manic depression, beating his wife, etc. usually involves an informal get-together during which the friends all sit down and talk with the person having problems.

im calling a cookout next saturday for jim, its gonna be his intervention: he's gotta stop doing meth and hurting his children.

i will never forget how my friends held an intervention for me and got me off crack. i owe my life to them

See help, friend, problem, rehab, therapy

2.

1. An attempt often by a group of people (typically family and friends) to have someone get professional help or counseling with an addiction. The word intervention is used when a traumatic event involves addiction to drugs, alcohol or other substances.

2. The title of a television show on A&E. You can watch people struggle with their addictions. At the end of the show, the addict is surprised with an intervention by family and friends.

1. Ken: Where you headed to man?

Anthony: I gotta go home. My Mom and Dad finally decided to have an intervention for my sister and her sex addiction.

Ken: Damn! I better call your sister and wake her ass up outta my bed.

2. Shannon: Hey girl!

Linda: What's up girl!

Shannon: What you doing?

Linda: Watching "Intervention".

Shannon: Again?!

Linda: Hell yeah! This alcoholic-chick is drinkin' mouthwash like kool-aid!

See addiction, drugs, alcohol, drunk, high

3.

(verb) Intervention; Joe wanted to get bombed...so as he lit the joint he said, "I feel like having an intervention." We all laughed.

Pass the weed I feel like having an intervention.

See weed, bong, hit, smoke

4.

Usually a fight at a public location.

John: Get your hands off my girlfriend!

Katie: Settle down! You don't want to cause another intervention!

See fight, brawl, melee, fucked up, messed up