A man has been on pain medication for a number of months, prescribed by his doctor for intractable low back pain. Following surgery he continues to feel a need for the medication although he is walking well and is pain free. When his doctor began to reduce the prescriptions for the pain medicine you learned that your client began to purchase heroin on the street. You use an I-message to express your concern and initiate an exchange of views. 

In the vignettes that above, you have a problem a concern about something affecting the client. For each of these situations, construct an I-message from you to the client. Be sure to follow the rules for bringing up your point of view. Make certain you sound tentative and ask for collaboration. Use several sentences to soften and put forth your ideas.