This is a good time to explore with the clients their commitment to stop using and any other treatment goals. Even if your client has been pressured into treatment, he or she may already begun sorting out the consequences of continued drug use. As a therapist, it is important to understand the clients' current view of treatment and his or her readiness to change.

It is a good idea to communicate free choice (i.e. “It's up to you what you want to do about this.”)