20.500.12556/RUL-176052 ‘I will not use it because the results are bad’ – understanding the influence of the drug checking service on changing consumption behavior Background: Based on the theories of reasoned action and planned behavior, this study aimed to investigate the impact of drug checking services (DCS) on clients’ consumption behavior and to assess the intention to use drugs based on DC results, underlying motives and the consistency between intention and actual behavior. Methods: Two anonymous questionnaires were sent to the clients of a Slovenian integrated DCS (No = 364), the first when the DC results were returned by e-mail – including closed and open questions – and the second after 10–14 days to check whether the first intention was maintained. Results: The results show that the information provided by the DCS fosters the intention to avoid the use when the substance tested is not the one expected (65.5% of cases), with a strong correlation between the level of health risk of the sample (adulterations, substance other than the one purchased) and attitudes towards drug use. Conclusion: Although the results should be strengthened by including larger samples, the study has demonstrated the potential of DCS to reduce health risks, particularly among PWUD and provides an example of how the impact of DCS on behavioral choices can be investigated. drug checking drug consumption behaviour harm reduction behaviour change mamila odnos do uporabe drog namera uživanja drog true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2025-11-19 15:00:55 2025-11-19 15:00:57 2025-11-20 04:29:02 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 Str. 632–639 no. 6 Vol. 32 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 613.83 1465-3370 10.1080/09687637.2024.2412995 212690179 I_will_not_use_it_because_the_results_are_bad____understanding_the_influence_of_the_drug_checking_service_on_changing_consumption_behavior.pdf I_will_not_use_it_because_the_results_are_bad____understanding_the_influence_of_the_drug_checking_service_on_changing_consumption_behavior.pdf 1 84EAA3E4D064F32975EED5B6ACCFFDA9 da3e5f7d56ccb85f27ac996765912a4f290f750279a06abc1bbad17d379f6492 27c9d41e-c550-11f0-9328-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=222122 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09687637.2024.2412995 1 d2f4bbd7-c54f-11f0-9328-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=222121 Pedagoška fakulteta 0 0 0