"Inventory"
Wednesday, December 11, 2002 07:52:31 PM
From www.partysafe.org.
TAKE AN INVENTORY
What follows are some questions designed to help you think about what you use and decide where you draw the line between what is okay and what is "too much, too often."
When you read these questions, be honest with yourself. Acknowledge what you're using and how much. You can decide later whether it's a problem or not. But if you can't admit to yourself what you're using, then... well... it sounds like a problem. At the same time, don't be afraid to acknowledge a problem. You can decide later what to do about it or if you're even ready to make a change.
1 First, do an inventory. What drugs are you using? Include drugs that you take only "little" of every once and a while as well as ones you use regularly. (And remember, nicotine, alcohol, caffeine, marijuana, and poppers are drugs, as well as speed, ecstasy, GHB, and K.)
2 How often are you using? Be real. Mark on a calendar the days that you use and also the days that you spend recovering.
3 How much are you using? Have you had to increase the amount of a drug you take to get the same effect?
4 How much money are you spending on drugs?
5 If you are using a drug more than once a week, what happens when you stop? How to you feel?
6 Do you sometimes find that even though you're already high you want to take more?
7 Do you have strategies for controlling your use? What rules or boundaries do you have for your use?
8 Have you changed your activities or the people you hang out with based on drug use?
9 By the way, how are things in your relationships and at work? Having any problems? Has the amount of conflict and tension in your life increased?
10 How are the drugs you're using affecting your health? What bad experiences have you had with drugs? Do they ever make you sick or give you side effects? How do you feel the next day? How long does it take before you feel normal after using? Are you eating right and exercising like a good boy?
11 How are the drugs you're using affecting your thoughts and feelings? Have you found yourself feeling suspicious, paranoid, distrustful, or anxious? Do get angry or losing your temper easily? Do you feel like you have a different perspective on reality than other people, that you know or understand things others don't?
To sum up, here are three bottom-line questions:
1 What are the benefits of the drugs you use? What positive things are they doing for you?
2 What is down side? What are the disadvantages of the drugs you use?
3 Do the benefits outweigh the disadvantages? Are you still having fun?
Wednesday, December 11, 2002 07:52:31 PM
From www.partysafe.org.
TAKE AN INVENTORY
What follows are some questions designed to help you think about what you use and decide where you draw the line between what is okay and what is "too much, too often."
When you read these questions, be honest with yourself. Acknowledge what you're using and how much. You can decide later whether it's a problem or not. But if you can't admit to yourself what you're using, then... well... it sounds like a problem. At the same time, don't be afraid to acknowledge a problem. You can decide later what to do about it or if you're even ready to make a change.
1 First, do an inventory. What drugs are you using? Include drugs that you take only "little" of every once and a while as well as ones you use regularly. (And remember, nicotine, alcohol, caffeine, marijuana, and poppers are drugs, as well as speed, ecstasy, GHB, and K.)
2 How often are you using? Be real. Mark on a calendar the days that you use and also the days that you spend recovering.
3 How much are you using? Have you had to increase the amount of a drug you take to get the same effect?
4 How much money are you spending on drugs?
5 If you are using a drug more than once a week, what happens when you stop? How to you feel?
6 Do you sometimes find that even though you're already high you want to take more?
7 Do you have strategies for controlling your use? What rules or boundaries do you have for your use?
8 Have you changed your activities or the people you hang out with based on drug use?
9 By the way, how are things in your relationships and at work? Having any problems? Has the amount of conflict and tension in your life increased?
10 How are the drugs you're using affecting your health? What bad experiences have you had with drugs? Do they ever make you sick or give you side effects? How do you feel the next day? How long does it take before you feel normal after using? Are you eating right and exercising like a good boy?
11 How are the drugs you're using affecting your thoughts and feelings? Have you found yourself feeling suspicious, paranoid, distrustful, or anxious? Do get angry or losing your temper easily? Do you feel like you have a different perspective on reality than other people, that you know or understand things others don't?
To sum up, here are three bottom-line questions:
1 What are the benefits of the drugs you use? What positive things are they doing for you?
2 What is down side? What are the disadvantages of the drugs you use?
3 Do the benefits outweigh the disadvantages? Are you still having fun?
