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Do not give out advice about anything you are not 100% positive about. If you have no knowledge of the drug, do some research online before providing any advice. | 1. Do not give out advice about anything you are not 100% positive about. If you have no knowledge of the drug, do some research online before providing any advice.<br /> | ||
Figure out why they want to take X substance | 2. Figure out why they want to take X substance<br /> | ||
If they are using drugs as a coping mechanism | 3. If they are using drugs as a coping mechanism<br /> | ||
Encourage alternate forms of dealing with their problem. More often than not people take drugs because it satisfies something that they are not | 4. Encourage alternate forms of dealing with their problem. More often than not people take drugs because it satisfies something that they are not getting elsewhere.<br /> | ||
If the reason they are using drugs is out of curiosity or purely recreational | 5. If the reason they are using drugs is out of curiosity or purely recreational;<br /> | ||
<div style="margin-left:5px">•Inform them, without exaggerating, the potential physiological, psychological and sociological risks, and make sure they comprehend them.<br /> | |||
Inform them, without exaggerating, the potential physiological, psychological and sociological risks, and make sure they comprehend them. | •Exacerbation of latent mental disorders, or presentation of acute symptoms such as paranoia etc.<br /> | ||
•Interactions with current medications or health problems.<br /> | |||
Exacerbation of latent mental disorders, or presentation of acute symptoms such as paranoia etc. | •Legal consequences if they get caught or do something stupid that puts others at harm. Basically, how their use could potentially affect others<br /></div> | ||
Interactions with current medications or health problems. | 6. Suggest a milder alternative to their intended route. | ||
Legal consequences if they get caught or do something stupid that puts others at harm. Basically, how their use could potentially affect others | IE: Half a tab instead of a full one;mushrooms instead of DMT; Adderall instead of meth.<br /> | ||
7. Provide advice that is as accurate as possible that could help mitigate any of the dangers related to taking a mind altering substance<br /> | |||
Suggest a milder alternative to their intended route. | <div style="margin-left:5px">•Communicate that you do not condone the action but will provide information to best reduce harm.<br /> | ||
IE: Half a tab instead of a full one;mushrooms instead of DMT; Adderall instead of meth. | •Make sure that they are ready to accept all consequences for their actions such as imprisonment or death<br /> | ||
<span style="margin-left:10px"><i>Why give advice instead of telling them to come back when they’re older?</i><br /></span> | |||
Provide advice that is as accurate as possible that could help mitigate any of the dangers | •We do NOT condone the use of drugs before the age of 16, preferably 18 (state and international laws vary).<br /> | ||
Communicate that you do not condone the action but will provide information to best reduce harm. | •As soon as a minor is already dead-set on doing drugs, you should switch to education mode, not continue to prohibit the use.<br /> | ||
Make sure that they are ready to accept all consequences for their actions such as imprisonment or death | •Repeatedly saying not to do it is neither helpful to them, nor effective at reducing harm.<br /></div> | ||
Why give advice instead of telling them to come back when they’re older? | <b>Prohibiting action is the best way to encourage said action, especially in children.</b><br /> | ||
We do NOT condone the use of drugs before the age of 16, preferably 18 (state and international laws vary). | |||
As soon as a minor is already dead-set on doing drugs, you should switch to education mode, not continue to prohibit the use. | |||
Repeatedly saying not to do it is neither helpful to them, nor effective at reducing harm. | |||
Prohibiting action is the best way to encourage said action, especially in children. | |||
While it still may be harmful, TripSit staff can provide advice on how to reduce the dangers and risk of drug use and promote harm reduction - the closest you could get to "Harm Reduction Through Education" | While it still may be harmful, TripSit staff can provide advice on how to reduce the dangers and risk of drug use and promote harm reduction - the closest you could get to "Harm Reduction Through Education" | ||