Of course, all those other people may play a role in making you want to stop. If you are upsetting your parents, if your wife is about to leave you, or you stand a good chance of being sent to jail, that may well make you tired of using drugs.

However, for many people, it doesn't. If you aren't really sure about it, perhaps you should think about other options. Some people find it is easier if they attempt to stabilize their drug use before giving up. If you feel that this may

be a better option for you, then talk it over with a friend or a drugs worker.

If you do attempt to stop using drugs before you really want to, you may be setting yourself up to fail. After several failures, you may lose confidence in your

ability to succeed, which can lead you to stop trying.

So try to be clear about what it is that you really want, and if you do want to continue using drugs,then focus on trying to reduce the harm associated with your drug use. Drug use

has both positive and negative aspects to it. Everybody who uses drugs experiences both. People usually only stop when they are aware that the negative aspects outweigh the positive ones. Some people are aware that the negative consequences of their drug use are great, but are still unable to make the decision to stop using drugs. This may be because the positive benefits that they gain from using are even greater, or it maybe simply because they haven't thought clearly enough about the consequences.