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Making the decision to change your drug use

Making a decision to change or not can be a difficult one. Using simple tools and asking key questions can help you come to the right decision for you.

Think carefully about these five questions.
• Why do you want to make this change?
• If you did decide to do it, how might you go about it?
• What are the three best reasons for you to make this change?
• On a scale of zero to ten how important is it for you to make this change? Why are you at that number and not a zero?
• So what do you think you will do?

Deciding whether to make changes or not based on questions like this can help you make the decision that is right for you. Most importantly, no matter what you do, even if you decide not to make changes to your use right now no decision is more “right” than another and there are always things you can do to be as safe as you can.

It takes courage to change. Remember you are not alone & other young people have been in your shoes.

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