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Anon tries smoking for the first time (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 month ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 48 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I liked my sister's answer when someone offered her cigarettes to try.

"If I don't like it, it will be a shitty experience. If I do like it, that's much worse. There's no way for me to smoke a cigarette and win."

[–] AprilShowers@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I mean as cliche as this seems to be an an answer, I think the best solution is to not try them in the first place. You can't lose if you never play the game.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Yeah. It's weird that just saying "no" really is the best move. We just shouldn't count on it when teaching kids about substance abuse.

Just like with abstinence-only sex education, basing the entire strategy around just one method of preventing an unwanted outcome is dumb.

[–] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Life is shitty enough without adding a serious addiction in top of it, I'm good, thanks