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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.
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