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You know, but, they'll drink beer, and it's just-- You know, for me, I don't know. Sometimes, uh, I don't-- You know, I have an intention to have a couple of drinks and maybe I'll have, you know, more than a couple, you know-
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- maybe not very good friends.
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Yeah, sort of like a short-term or transition into something else.
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Okay, so you don't wanna end up kind of being in prison again 'cause you've done some time inside. Yeah, and you don't wanna end up going back to prison, yeah. So-so that's one thing about wanting to make a difference and the way things are at the moment, yeah.
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It was a lot of fun but I didn't do any dancing after that.
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And you just mentioned too, you feel really proud of yourself.
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-it will do whatever you need it to do at any given time. The downside is-is it-it kinda get, it gets in the end with the health.
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I didn't know it was such a big deal. I-I never thought that there would be any impacts on Jake because of it.
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Probably like a 5 . Kind of in the unsure area. Like I know I've done it before, so I know I can do it, but at the same time, it just seems really hard. And it's not the same situation.
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And it is discouraging, just like discouraging.
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Uh, well, obviously that's a non-NHS thing so we have to charge you for that and our going rate for that is, uh, £12.
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So well, maybe you can help her as well and that would be good. Well, I think you've got off to a really great start, Mr. Green. You're very well aware of what you-you need to do, and you've obviously thought about it and got some good plans in place. So you're going to reduce your-your alcohol intake, you've already started by reducing your salt intake. Um, perhaps when we meet up next time we could talk a little bit about smoking and exercise as well, when you're ready for that. So how do you feel now?
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And now thinking about, looking after your health and wanting to be healthy for your wife and your baby.
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I didn't know it was such a big deal. I-I never thought that there would be any impacts on Jake because of it.
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I didn't know it was such a big deal. I-I never thought that there would be any impacts on Jake because of it.
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Your friends would be pretty comfortable with that?
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Um, no, I mean, I've never, you know, been friends with anybody that's gotten into like a serious accident and stuff. It's just-
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Yeah. Um, I can just pretty much say that my family hasn't been on one accord, so, like, if-- I feel like if we all just can fall in the middle, which I know everybody doesn't really follow that track. So, um, I think for my part, 'cause I can't change anybody, is to be more present and, um, just listen and understand my family members, and-and be able to voice what I feel as far as how important family happiness-happiness is to me.
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Yeah. I mean, at least my closest friends, for sure.
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So it sounds like you have two goals right now. You want to tell your housemate about where you keep the Narcan in case you overdose and you want some information on how to inject safely?
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Um, I'd like to make sure that I'd, you know, in terms of respecting myself and my body, I'd like to, you know, try to drink less.
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Yeah, yeah. Um, at least, that's what I think. I mean I don't know if you're telling me that I should be more active or my GP is saying I should be more active.
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Yeah, no, I-I always do that even if it's really hot or I wear just loads of layers and just 'cause otherwise I- I'll just be really sweaty and like, people would definitely be able to see, so.
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Yeah. So you're feeling a little betrayed like it didn't-- "Look, and I did this, I was doing my Tai Chi, and all of a sudden, I- here, look at this, I fall."
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I think you really need to quit.
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Okay. So, you sort of have a plan to cut back on-
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Like my liver doesn't work by the time I'm like 22.
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And-and yet, we know we can't make perfect safety, but we know that the more you move and the more active that you stay, the less likely it is that you're going to fall and the more safe you're going to be.
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Just to, uh, but um-- I is-is-- I think the weekdays is what I really need to do.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, [unintelligible 00:01:13] hmm.
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I wonder what it'd be like if you ran your own background check and got the report to see what's in there.
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So you'd like to have a little bit more support-
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Yeah, I-- Yeah, I do smoke, but I don't smoke around him. I try really hard not to smoke around him.
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I guess about- I have about a half a glass a night and maybe two. Very rarely I'll have more than that. You know, it just helps me kind of relax.
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And it feels like the only way that you can really stay safe and not fall is to not do anything to kind of just hunker down.
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Well, it was until she left, you know.
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And being able to talk with you and do this as we go along rather than-- I-I wasn't certain I could just, wham, put this huge program in[chuckles] into effect. Uh, but doing a step at a time and I, you know, that-- getting on the medicine, I don't think that's any big problem. That I can do I am pretty sure.
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Yeah, I mean, I start to use, I get loaded.
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So that might work for him, but what might work for you?
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Well, uh, I don't want to have an overdose and I don't want to get an infection. Seems like easy things to do.
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Yeah. 'Cause it looks like you need to just take your medicine, uh, uh, once a day from-from the prescription. So that sounds doable right now.
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Okay, so if you don't have a job you reckon, um, you'll probably gonna keep on offending.
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And what did he have to say?
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Okay. How else does injecting heroin impact your life?
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Well, and then I-I sell cars for a living too, so--
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So let me make sure that I understand all of the good things about smoking, the things that you like about it, and let me know if I've missed anything or left anything out.
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-and, uh, and-and also might help you organize and connect up with other services that might be out there or do things, um, like that. I don't know. What it- how does that sound to you?
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So, it's not really a priority for you right now, to be charging it?
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So, maybe move away for college.
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So it kind of came a bit of a surprise, you feeling okay.
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Marijuana affects how well you play. What would be the other benefits for you?
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Okay, yes, so you’ve got this real sense of, "I've gotta do something."
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-I-I am. And I feel like I have some help.
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And so, it's easier for you to just not do it.
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Uh, yeah. Yeah, if it's, uh, you know, if it's been a couple of days like I can go two days, three days tops before I start to feel really sick.
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Right, and is that something that has been, you know, a way of coping for a while?
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Mm-hmm.And it's the first time in my life I haven't felt guilty for saying that.
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Um, well, definitely not in my family life, because my parents don't really condone-
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So you're an occasional meth user. You don't use very often?
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Well, I sure-sure would, um, tell the-the people who-who need to know-
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You know? And it's kind of like, well we all face those challenges every day, we're not perfect, you know? And I feel like my faith is still there but it's-- You know, as long as it's still there, that's all that matters.
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Yeah, yeah, I have. That's, uh, one of the main reasons that I don't like to drink that much.
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I-I don't know if I would consider myself alcoholic. You know, I just, uh, um, you know, again, it was poor judgment.
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Something else to do on weekends, you know, different social life.
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So, you're happy with the date for [unintelligible 00:06:16]?
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Can you go with me to the appointment.
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I don't even know. I'm-I'm not ready to have a kid. I know that. I know my life is not ready for that step.
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I know, I-I understand that it was really-- That was your goal. That was a really important thing for you to be able to get home and it sounds like you've been able to really en- enjoy parts of it, and I know you've been going to the- both the physical therapy and the Tai Chi and how's-how's that going?
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Sure. Yeah, just not on a Saturday morning. [chuckles]
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Right, they weren't looking out for your best interest at that point.
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You're still feeling the effects of-
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Okay. Interesting. So, do you know all the bad stuff about alcohol?
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So you've got-got those two things going on at the same time. Yeah?
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So, that's what I want to do.
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Yeah, so you're not-- You're not like those chain smokers, you're not smoking packs and packs a day.
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-and the color's okay? You know, there is quite a lot of staining so, um, I'm just wondering about, um, some concerns about smoking.
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You're-you're right. I-I don't want- I don't wanna be too far gone before it's too late. Like I-I can imagine something possibly happening where it's to a degree where I can't escape. And I-I guess I've never really had any-any real experience where the alcohol has really affected me that much or affected anybody close to me that much. So I guess it's something that I feel like I'm control of, but in reality, I might not have as much control as I think.
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Your housemate may be willing to give you Narcan if they see you overdosing.
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So what I've been hearing so far- what again, what a great goal. You've already had some insight of how to do this. So for you, it's really important that you're getting to your first hour because you don't want to go back to sanction days. You don't having- like having all these extra people checking up on you and all those things.You've already have a plan of going to bed by 11:00, turning off the lights, putting your cell phone away. Even the support of your mom is really gonna be helpful for you, um, getting up at 6:15 in the morning with that alarm. I know that seems really early in the morning, but you seem willing to do it. And if you're not able to do it, your mom's gonna help you out as well.
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So, Oscar is gonna make me die? He hasn't made me die in 12 years, and the doctor is saying, "Oh, I don't know if it's the stress, the finances, the drinking." So, what are we doing saying Oscar could make me die? I've had him for 12 years.
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Oh really. You know, and I've heard that too, Carrie, that people especially you know those are, um, some people seem to have a lot of success but when people do have the adverse side effects they are really pronounced like the ones you just described.
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Um, I mean, the 10 drinks seems like not a lot, uh, for like-for me and like my tolerance.
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Yeah. 'Cause if there's just like if a mate said they're gonna go out and pick a car or something, she just bumps them out and then-then I don't know. She say that's stupid and stuff. And I don't know. It gives me something to do.
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Uh-huh. So smoking has kind of become a big part of your social life now. When you go out, you're smoking, and even during breaks at work, you're smoking.
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Yeah, I've got to read this. That's my reading assignment for breakfast and I want to go out and have-- We used to go out and have a cigarette together at the table. Now I have to go outside in this weather, you know, what's that about? And she used to smoke more than me and now she's like holier than now?
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Okay, so if you had a job, you feel pretty confident, but if you don't have a job, your confidence is much-is much lower, is that-
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I'm really concerned, I mean, I don't want to, um, develop cancer, lung cancer, or any of the awful things that happen from smoking, and, you know, really, until this conversation, I never really thought of myself as a smoker at all. So-
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Mm-hmm. So there's your oral health, there's the financial aspect, and then e-earlier you brought up some concerns about smoking cigarettes and how that can be harmful for you.
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Um, the hereditary thing I thought, well, maybe that's the explanation.
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Mm-hmm. So it's kind of surprising to you that something you've been doing and you've been doing more and more of it is actually pretty bad for you.
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-and what the safe limits are for women is 10 drinks for women a week with about two drinks, uh, per day.
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Well, you sound a bit surprised by that. But I'm sure that you've seen some of the material that-that the clinic gave you about asthma symptoms and managing your asthma, and pets are a really big source of problems in that respect.
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And if they wanted to do it then, you know, it would definitely work.
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I felt terrible, you know, I was projecting-- I wanna be a good parent, and I don't feel this really is part of the plan.
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-and to keep you there and to keep you feeling safe.
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-and what the safe limits are for women is 10 drinks for women a week with about two drinks, uh, per day.
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-and a little bit more connection maybe that-
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Yeah. And that really is to give you feedback about how those other things are doing so that it keeps you on task.
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Um, well, me and my friends kinda, uh, we party on the weekend and, you know, we're all university students and so it's just normal, um, to have a few drinks.
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Mm-hmm. So when you say mostly, it kind of leaves a little bit of room for there to be some trouble.
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