People rarely seem to stick to exactly the same pattern drug use throughout their teens and twenties. Young people had often realised that adverts suggesting that any drug use is a slippery slope to addiction were contrary to their experience and observations. For example Jamie is a very infrequent cannabis user who has no desire to try any other substance. He has been offered other drugs such as cocaine and MDMA but has declined. Similarly, Raphael tried ecstasy when he was younger but found that it was not for him – like many others he prefers to stick to cannabis (see ‘Regular use of cannabis’).
Some of the people we talked to had cut down, given up or otherwise reduced their use of street drugs. Their reasons for stopping or cutting down included changed circumstances (such as starting a new relationship or having a child), concerns about the effects on health, relationships with family or finances, bad experiences with drugs or after effects, losing contact with suppliers, or just growing up, preferring to feel in control and moving on from what some described as a rather boring, teenage behaviour. Daniel, Chloe, Craig and Jim had all realised that their substance use had to stop altogether because their compulsive approach meant that drugs had a really bad effect on their lives.
People rarely seem to stick to exactly the same pattern drug use throughout their teens and twenties. Young people had often realised that adverts suggesting that any drug use is a slippery slope to addiction were contrary to their experience and observations. For example Jamie is a very infrequent cannabis user who has no desire to try any other substance. He has been offered other drugs such as cocaine and MDMA but has declined. Similarly, Raphael tried ecstasy when he was younger but found that it was not for him – like many others he prefers to stick to cannabis (see ‘Regular use of cannabis’).
Some of the people we talked to had cut down, given up or otherwise reduced their use of street drugs. Their reasons for stopping or cutting down included changed circumstances (such as starting a new relationship or having a child), concerns about the effects on health, relationships with family or finances, bad experiences with drugs or after effects, losing contact with suppliers, or just growing up, preferring to feel in control and moving on from what some described as a rather boring, teenage behaviour. Daniel, Chloe, Craig and Jim had all realised that their substance use had to stop altogether because their compulsive approach meant that drugs had a really bad effect on their lives.
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