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I choose not to drink or smoke...

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jergriff
Posts: 440 - Karma: 9
 so im 18 and in college... this has been on my mind A LOT lately... k so i ski a ton and i know that drinking and smoking comes with the territory but i come from a father that is an alcoholic and have seen the gnarly stuff it does to you i have seen him so fucking shit faced that he was gunna beat my ass and he didnt even know who i was and the next day he doesnt remember a thing. now dont get me wrong some drinks are hella good but alcoholism is genetic and im scared that if i start i will turn out like my dad... as for smokin im sure is ballin but to me it just not worth it i dont ever want to try it i have no reason to. i got lots of friends that do and always ask me to smoke a bowl with them and i just tell them no and they respect me for it...
i kno im going out on a limb but i was wondering if there are any fellow NSers that are in the same boat as im in?
im only writing this because i see so many threads about being high and wasted and shit so thought i would post on my views... you can hate on me all you want i dont currr...
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Apr 23 2008 12:41AM
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proZach
Posts: 7163 - Karma: 919
alcohol is in my family. pretty bad i guess. but i drink, i don't hesitate to. i mean i don't do it by myself and i can stop myself from getting hammered if i wanted to. i feel like it won't be a big deal until i get outta college, but i'm sure thats a lot of peoples deal. i guess i'll just deal with it later though ya know.

i've read your posts about your dad and that really sucks. i know if i ever get to that point i'm just gonna HAVE to give it up. you can't do that to anyone, ESPECIALLY your wife and kid. thats just fucked. and about smoking, i've smoked a few times before. i mean it was straight, but i'm not all about it so i just don't really blaze with my friends.

overall, respect for you. good shit. livin' the dream.
Apr 23 2008 1:55PM
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doitbig
Posts: 4818 - Karma: 315
Just do you
Apr 23 2008 1:59PM
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iSkiAz
Posts: 404 - Karma: 37
It took me a 30 day backpack trip to realize how bad I was....
Drink, smoke--- no biggie...
Stay away from like OXY, and zani barz, and Xtacy, and pharmies -> I seen too many people I know fuck there lives up from that shit..
Acid and shrooms are another story that goes either way
Smoking weed is not bad if you can control it I have been smoking since 9th grade... and im on the deans list now in college

Make your own decisions, wisely
Apr 23 2008 2:30PM
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skiEER
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good for you man people who hate on you are retarded
Apr 23 2008 2:52PM
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Caveman.
Posts: 9067 - Karma: 330
We learned about this in sophomore biology, I beleive what you are referring to is recessive genes
Apr 23 2008 6:52PM
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jeremy.g
Posts: 4931 - Karma: 459
personally i don't want to drink at all. i never have. it just seems like you make super bad decisions. as for smoking, i like it. i only do occasionally and just with a couple of close buddies, but not often at all.
Apr 23 2008 7:08PM
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danbrown
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I love drinking. I can easily give up drinking. I do not enjoy smoking at all.

Only God can judge me.
Apr 23 2008 8:05PM
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BobTreeBark
Posts: 155 - Karma: 20
I just got caught toking and my parents freaked, so i am not going to be smoking for a long time
Apr 23 2008 8:08PM
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NBCskier
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more power too you. but its kinda weird you guys go on Newschoolers and tell hella personal shit to people you ll never meet.
Apr 23 2008 9:20PM
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comeatmebro
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yep. my dad and his dad were both alcoholics and i drink sometimes but really not much. i mean i'll drink like once a week, and it is never that like black out drunk either. i like smoking a lot more, i feel more like "me" and it is just all around better...


Apr 23 2008 9:25PM
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kabozo101
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exact same as me.
Apr 23 2008 9:46PM
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KRASHED
Posts: 7803 - Karma: 466
I don't smoke ganj at all. period, maybe that will change someday, but probably not.

As for drinking I do it often enough I guess but not in huge amounts. I used to love getting absolutely shittered but after a while I started to hate losing control of my body. It's a weird feeling I can't really explain to well but I always like to be in control, and when i'm shittered I spend a lot of my time trying to keep myself from doing something idiotic.
Apr 23 2008 9:46PM
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shrEddie
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i drink and smoke often,  but i dont care if some kids dont.  i feel bad for kids who have never smoked though.  its really awesome
Apr 23 2008 9:54PM
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jergriff
Posts: 440 - Karma: 9
wow guys... thanks for all the support! i really thought i was going to get a ton of hate! but i really appreciate it... im sure smoking is awesome and all but i have no desire at all to try it... drinking i dunno im just scared to start... my dad my grandpa and my great grandpa that passed away from drinking all are my reason why i dont want to. but. anyways thanks for all the support
Apr 23 2008 11:01PM
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evaroni
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well i usually dont post personal stuff on this site but since this is such a quality thread I figure I could throw my two cents first off im 17 (for the LM)...To the thread creator I have mad respect for you and how you didn't hate in any way on either end of the spectrum. I feel mostly the same way you do when it comes to drinking and smoking (I drink on occasion but no smoke) Ill go out on the weekends and have fun with my friends and not drink or smoke simply because it keeps things less complicated. I watched my dad loose eveything he worked for because of a combination of drinking and drugs. When abused, substances can put people through some of the worst times, because once you have seen someone so close to you be consumed by the negative effects of drinking and drugs there is deffinately a reason not to do either. And it would take a first hand point of view for the kids that try and push stuff onto you at parties to understand why you say no. My decision is because I watched my dad lose his family, house, buisness, and left with nothing. It all really sucks and the worst part is how it affected my skiing because I was consumed in working to keep what he ended up losing. But as LJ stated it comes down to your personal decision and what you do with it. I believe there is good and bad in everything, and people can choose whether they want the good or bad in something.
Apr 23 2008 11:58PM
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tomalom
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recently i went on a drug testing program and i started drinking more, now i cant sleep unless im drunk. one of my really good friends was addicted to painkillers then started smoking heroin and now he is super dependent on it.
i will definately drink for the rest of my life because i am bored as fuck when im not drunk but i realized that you have to be careful with any type of drug because it can definately take over your life. props to you for being able to say no but the way i see it is you only have a little while here on earth so make sure you get everything out of it you want
Apr 24 2008 12:12AM
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THEDICKBUTCHER
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i think it would be a good decision to stop drinking if your family actually has a background on alcoholism, and it seems like just seeing what your dad is going through is a huge motivation.

as for me, last year i got so drunk (drinking vodka) i got intoxicated and all this shit, they had to call 911 and it was horrible i don't remember anything but waking up feeling soo damn shitty and thinking of how alcohol could have killed me that easily.  Now the whole drinking deal is kind of a scary thought for me so right now im staying away from it but later on maybe just get tipsy for fun.

i think smoking is better than drinking i loved it, im trying to stay away from that too cuz i know all that long term shit it does to you i can see it in my friend, hes been smoking for about 10 yrs but maybe blazing every once in a while would be fine.
Apr 24 2008 12:24AM
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NBCskier
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^how come high school girls drink to the point where they die? fuckin retarded. Drinking isn't to get more inebriated than everybody. its a social thing and how can you get any respect when your to fucked up to even know what your bra size is. put that in your pipe and smoke it....

Apr 24 2008 12:57AM
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jergriff
Posts: 440 - Karma: 9
^^^ hey man dont hate on her... everyone makes bad decisions in their life and that was one of em for her... she has learned from her mistakes and thats all that matters.
Apr 24 2008 1:18AM
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THEDICKBUTCHER
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hey thanks! this is true, i was being stupid and that experience definitely changed me for the better, i don't regret it because everyone learns from their mistakes, i believe everything happens for a reason and this definitely had to happen to make me who i am. I haven't drank since that day and some people may hate on me for it but i think I'm making the right decision.
Apr 24 2008 1:27AM
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jergriff
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^i got yo back haha
Apr 24 2008 1:28AM
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chames
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haha, in health we had to make flyers of the effects of marijuana, but it didnt say good or bad effects, so we put a picture of cheech and chong smokin a probly 1 ounce blunt, and then printed like 20 good things it does for you off some website and slapped em up around the school.
i still see em in ppls lockers
Apr 24 2008 1:49AM
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alaskakid
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I choose to not drink and smoke. I never have, and smoking seems really disgusting to me.
Apr 24 2008 1:57AM
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Yauch
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i had no desire at all to try sushi.    but   i did anyways.     and now i love it.
Apr 24 2008 2:31AM
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Campeador
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Then try the vaporizer, I don't think anyone could find anything disgusting about breathing in vapor.
Apr 24 2008 3:58PM
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jergriff
Posts: 440 - Karma: 9
man i need to try sushi
Apr 24 2008 4:10PM
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jergriff
Posts: 440 - Karma: 9
i know im bumpin an older thread... but i just wanted to add to the reasons why i dont drink at least.... so i come over to my dads house for the weekend and hes actin a lil tipsy already then he tells me and my lil sister that get got fired. this is friday and last monday he didnt show up for work because he got in a big drunken fight with one of his friends on sunday night and could harldy walk... so in favor my dads drinking led to him losing his job... tonight all i hear him say is the fuck work after being with this company for 13 years. this just strengthens the reasons why i choose not to. fukkkk

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Apr 26 2008 1:46AM
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oiECSoi
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you sir will be following in your fathers footsteps. you can defiantly have fun without drinking.
Apr 26 2008 1:20PM
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Zook
Posts: 265 - Karma: 10
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

that was hilarious

DARE for life yo
Apr 26 2008 1:26PM
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Zook
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and on a serious note, im really sorry to hear about your dad. Im sure it is really tough to be in that situation and I think it is great that you are responsible enough to make the right decisions in your life. You have your head on straight and you know not to make the same mistakes with alcohol and drug abuse. It really is sad that some people have to learn first hand about the dangers of abuse.
Apr 26 2008 1:30PM
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Static
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Noone OD's from smoking weed. Lung cancer? maybe, but that's more from smoking packs of ciggarets. You're not even in highschool yet, you have no idea. Obviously some middle school prissy girl is gona hate on drugs, hell you don't even know the difference between crack and weed.
Apr 26 2008 1:31PM
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Crack.
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can't even read that right
Apr 26 2008 1:39PM
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babujib
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hahahahah wow, that was such an un-educated response. i dont smoke or drink at all, personal preference but at least i know that smoking weed doesnt mean that your not getting a job, and that you cant get hooked on it, and that you cant o.d. from weed. you have no right to say anything on this matter.

on a side note. thats sick dude like i said im 16 and dont smoke or drink everyone around me does dont really know why i dont but its cool cause you dont see many kids like us anymore
Apr 26 2008 1:44PM
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*freeskierpj*
Posts: 1400 - Karma: 13
Fuck it dude do what you will...I know that I smoke a lot and that is my choice but I'm not into drinking cause it's just not my thing and my entire family aside from my parents are hardcore drinkers so really I hate when people ask other people as if it should make a difference what NS says...Like if I was to say start drinking and start smoking you wouldn't do it unless it was you that wanted to and really I hate when people don't respect others for their decisions and try to force shit on them too...If you don't like the decisions someone is making then stay away from them and go your own path...
Apr 26 2008 2:03PM
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jergriff
Posts: 440 - Karma: 9
that is so true anymore all kids are talking about is getting high and drunk on the weekends.... but i really dont give shit what people think about me... i do what i want i live a clean lifestyle and i dont need that shit to be happy.
Apr 26 2008 2:22PM
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VT_FLO
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i choose to drink and smoke.


but good for you, stay to your beliefs and there shouldnt be problems
Apr 26 2008 3:12PM
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sirskizalot
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i dont drink or smoke but i dont really see the point
Apr 26 2008 4:45PM
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babujib
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plus chicks love it
Apr 26 2008 4:54PM
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Campeador
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I remember back when I first started smoking weed in junior high all these girls would look down on me and feed me this bullshit. Then they get into highschool and start smoking more weed than I do.


Apr 26 2008 7:41PM
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Yauch
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yur an idiot
Apr 26 2008 9:19PM
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jergriff
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guys quit hatin on that jill girl... she doesnt know any better...
Apr 26 2008 9:29PM
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Literature
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Ideas and skiing are my substances of choice. For me, I genuinely don't need marijuana or alcohol to have a good time, and as I manage to hurt myself enough skiing, I don't need to do it any more with substances.

Each to their own. But if I'm going to ride with someone to the hill in the morning, and they get trashed and can't take me and there are no other options, I will be pretty angry.
Apr 27 2008 12:52AM
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McTwist83
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I'm not a fan of drinking and smoking either, I live in a party town and have seen the effects if used excessivly. As much as I hate to admite this, I dont drink because I had a bad girlfriend experiance(shes my ex now) lol. Anyways, I don't feel the need to really 'do that stuff' becuase I dive, bike, climb, ski, paintball, and play music. But don't get me wrong, I really dont mind it when people like to do it. Its just not for me though, i'm too much of a panzy.
Apr 27 2008 1:21AM
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bangarangmules
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i dont drink or smoke and all of my friends are cool with it.
Apr 27 2008 1:25AM
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assface
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im 13 so pressure isnt on yet, but i talked to 1 kid once who got into both and he said it was super shittyy the next day, and it wasnt worth it, but he couldnt really get out of it
Apr 27 2008 2:23AM
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rudager
Posts: 11335 - Karma: 4,624
I quit drinking, I never did it much to start off with, new years I got to carried away and somehow managed to consume 14 beer. After that i vowed not to get drunk. I also realized that I can have just as much fun or more without booze.
As for smoking, it's a rarity for me, ocassions only(opening day). That kind of stuff, so I don't worry about it much
Apr 27 2008 2:32AM
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Ben.
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me either but in fairness i thought everyone on here was pretty supportive. they all said yeah they did but they dont care if other people dont.
Apr 27 2008 2:17PM
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ghosfacekilla
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I dont either cuz im scared my parents will catch me and my friends smoke a shitload and now half of them r wezzing after we hike a rail like 6 times. straight up not worth it
Apr 27 2008 2:25PM
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