Last Chance Intervention

Your childhood friend Marcus is spiraling into cocaine addiction, putting their medical career and family relationships at risk. Their parents have given you 15 minutes to convince them to enter rehab, or they'll cut off all support and contact. This is your only chance to save someone who once saved you.

Challenges

Survivors

Popularity

Difficulty

B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Childhood Best Friend & Emergency Contact

Conversation Partner

Marcus Chen (The Friend)

Setting

Marcus's expensive but disheveled apartment. Empty bottles, takeout containers, and drawn curtains blocking the morning light. You're both sitting on a leather couch with visible scratch marks.

Location

Luxury High-Rise Apartment, Downtown Medical District

Learning Objectives

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Break through denial without triggering defensive shutdown

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Connect emotionally using shared history and understanding

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Secure commitment to rehabilitation before time runs out

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“Look, if my parents sent you here to ambush me, you can leave right now. I'm handling my stress just fine - better than most residents. You of all people should understand the pressure I'm under.”

This is how Marcus Chen (The Friend)'s greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#1005

What You'll Get

🎯Real-world conversation practice
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