want to come off the drugs and yes it was with drugs that I got me pleasure, now I “I am coming off it for financial reasons, I just afford it, and I am not willing to go can’t back to prison for my habit, and I am in a relationship now where I want to keep where it is, I spend about £400-500 a week on drugs, by whatever means I could. (Inpatient participant 3) Resultant financial pressures in the form of drug debt can impact upon family with withdrawal of housing and emotional support due to debt collector threats. was a lot of pressure on me because I owed £500 to some scousers “………there (originating and there was my phone number and left a from Liverpool) mum’s old message saying they were going to burn me house down. So me mum mum’s wouldn’t even let me come in the house until I had spoken with them and say I had paid the debt off” (Prison participant 1) Withdrawal from heroin could be considered under a physical heading, but provides example of how themes combined with using his children to earn funds for heroin relayed by one participant I need to have a toot (smoke not rattling (withdrawing) cos I want to have “cos heroin) the kids and not not fair cos you go on like that borrowing off your that’s can’t I will have the kids if you lend me £15 to buy gear (heroin) and it is just not fair” (Inpatient participant 10) Nonetheless, a more pragmatic approach to finance concerns was taken with one respondent reporting prescribed methadone made much more financial sense than illicit street drugs main reason I am here getting treatment is of the obvious, it is cheaper than “The ‘cos street methadone” (Inpatient participant 3)
“I want to come off the drugs and yes it was with drugs that I got me pleasure, now I am coming off it for financial reasons, I just can’t afford it, and I am not willing to go back to prison for my habit, and I am in a relationship now where I want to keep where it is, I spend about £400-500 a week on drugs, by whatever means I could. (Inpatient participant 3) Resultant financial pressures in the form of drug debt can impact upon family with withdrawal of housing and emotional support due to debt collector threats. “………there was a lot of pressure on me because I owed £500 to some scousers (originating from Liverpool) and there was my mum’s old phone number and left a message saying they were going to burn me mum’s house down. So me mum wouldn’t even let me come in the house until I had spoken with them and say I had paid the debt off” (Prison participant 1) Withdrawal from heroin could be considered under a physical heading, but provides example of how themes combined with using his children to earn funds for heroin relayed by one participant “cos I need to have a toot (smoke heroin) not rattling (withdrawing) cos I want to have the kids and not that’s not fair cos you can’t go on like that borrowing off your I will have the kids if you lend me £15 to buy gear (heroin) and it is just not fair” (Inpatient participant 10) Nonetheless, a more pragmatic approach to finance concerns was taken with one respondent reporting prescribed methadone made much more financial sense than illicit street drugs “The main reason I am here getting treatment is ‘cos of the obvious, it is cheaper than street methadone” (Inpatient participant 3)