Talk:Cigarette/@comment-2073472-20130328005354/@comment-4165715-20130328055617

You're right, I don't smoke, drink, etc, but I know people who do. It's sad - I just saw my best friend from third grade tonight and found out she now smokes pot. It's easy for me not to start up such bad habits because of the people I know and love who do, and I see the effects it has on them. I see the death just creeping up alongside them, the smell of smoke on their clothes, the paleness of their skin...

If people want children to stay away from drugs, tobacco, and alcohol, they'll introduce them to people who regularly use such things. The effects are terrifying. That's what kept me off that path this entire time - not DARE program propaganda.