February 4th, 2014
Okay, so I missed yesterday to write for my challenge. So I'm just going to do day 3 today, and get caught up!
Challenge #3: Your views on drugs and alcohol.
I don't have much to say on this subject. Mostly because I do not know much about the subject since I am against them & have never really bothered to learn in detail about them. I am completely against drugs. Smoking, marijuana, the hard drugs. All of it. I just don't understand how somebody could throw their life away by taking a part in drugs. Sure, smoking cigarettes and marijuana are usually started up with your peers, or it can just be a stress mechanism, but there are plenty of other things to do that are much healthier. And then the hard drugs.. That can really make you throw your life away. I've read a few stories that involved them. One of my favorite authors, Ellen Hopkins writes books of different poems that tells peoples stories, and they are usually centered around drugs - whether it be crystal meth, heroine, etc. Frankly, the thought of people using drugs scares me. There is of course, the use of medicinal drugs- that I have no problem with. But when someone becomes addicted to something like pain killers or sleeping pills, that can be a problem and I think people should never take more than the recommended dosage.
Alcohol: I don't really see the problem of people drinking alcohol, as long as you know your limit & you are of course old enough to drink. I am not going to sit here and say that you have to be 21 before you can drink, but I hate when I see 15 year old teenagers saying that they are going to out to party. I mean, practically everyone drinks before they reach the consented drinking age. The first time I ever drank, I believe I was 17. It wasn't at some party, just me and two other friends after a school dance. We had supervision, I never wanted to drink again after that night & I don't think I did for at least a couple years after. I am 20 years old now, turning 21 at the beginning of May. I will however put my foot down when it comes to drinking AND driving. That is something completely unsafe to do, and if you are going to go to out to a bar with your friends, you should always choose who is going to be your designated driver for the night before you even get to the bar.
So in conclusion, my views on drugs: big no-no. Alcohol: it's fine as long as you know when to stop. And you're not making bad decisisons like drinking and driving.
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