Our interventionists help families in Asheville move a loved one from drinking or drug use into treatment, with one clear plan and support that continues after the first yes.
A drug and alcohol interventionist prepares the family, arranges treatment in advance and leads the conversation that asks a loved one to accept help. We do this for families in Asheville, from West Asheville to Woodfin, traveling in through Asheville Regional Airport (AVL).
We work with families across the area, including:
If your son or daughter studies at University of North Carolina Asheville, Warren Wilson College or A-B Tech Community College, we can time the plan around the academic calendar.
Flying in. Asheville Regional Airport (AVL).
Public behavioral health. Vaya Health.
Treatment court. Buncombe County Treatment Courts.
Family support. NAMI Western Carolina and North Carolina/Bermuda Al-Anon Family Groups.
Emergency. Call 911 if a loved one is in immediate danger. Call or text 988 for an emotional crisis.
Who is in the room, what each person says, which program holds a bed. See the full steps.
Your interventionist flies into Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) and meets the family before the intervention.
Sober transport to a program near Asheville or out of state.
In Buncombe County, public behavioral health services run through Vaya Health.
Buncombe County operates treatment courts, including a Sobriety Court and a Veterans Treatment Court, that combine judicial supervision with substance use treatment (source).
Buncombe County Treatment Courts can connect treatment with a legal case.
NAMI Western Carolina and North Carolina/Bermuda Al-Anon Family Groups offer meetings and education for relatives.
In limited cases. North Carolina's involuntary commitment law for substance abuse (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 122C-281 et seq.) can order treatment when strict legal conditions are met. More detail: North Carolina alcohol interventionist and North Carolina drug interventionist.
Immediate danger: call 911. Emotional crisis: call or text 988.
See every community on our North Carolina interventionists page.
Yes. Our professional interventionists travel to families in Asheville and Buncombe County, usually through Asheville Regional Airport (AVL). Planning starts by phone or video, so your family can begin right away.
Start with Vaya Health.
Yes. Buncombe County Treatment Courts connects treatment with a criminal case. An intervention can often move someone into treatment before a case starts.
NAMI Western Carolina and North Carolina/Bermuda Al-Anon Family Groups offer meetings and education for relatives.
One confidential conversation with a professional interventionist. No pressure, no obligation. We'll help you find the right next step for your family.
