I have never tried drugs before but I am starting to hang out with people who smoke pot,they never pressure me to do anything they understand I dont like drugs or do it but everyone is telling me I am doomed to doing them my self is this true?
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ilikecandy
ANSWERS: 32
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Not necessarily, but hanging around with those who do is certainly going to make it more likely that you will at least try pot.
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No, you make your own choices in life. But sometimes being around others can change your opinions on certain things.
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You are MORE likely to smoke pot due to peer pressure whether or not you realize it.
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No, I dont think that it dooms you to do drugs because if you have a strong enough will power then you can do whatever you want. Though, I do think that hanging out with people that do drugs would make it harder for you not to but still, that doesnt doom you do doing them.
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I hung out with people who smoked for over a year without trying it. Then one day I had a break up with my b/f b/c he was cheating with my best friend. The next time they lit up I asked them to pass it to me. They were shocked but it did the trick. SO you never know your situation but if it is there, you will most likely try it one day just to see what all of the fuss is about. I did not smoke all the time after the first time, but I did every once in a while when I was having problems. it has been over 3 yrs since the last time. So even if you do it it will not necesarily make you an instant "pot-head" but you never know. My advice TRY not to do drugs!
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no not at all, I have been friends with people for over 30 years and even though I smoke and so do other mutual friends they have never had any desire to try it ... and as you said these people you hang out with have not put any pressure on you, so if you do decide to have a try its up to you if you don't its up to you so really you have nothing to worry about at all
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when they start doing crack i would stop hanging out with them, you could be doomed then.but pot....
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Not necessarily. People have told me that I am going to eventually try drugs as well. Have I, though? No. They just don't seem to get that I know how to say no and mean it!
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*shrugs* probably. But pot kinda sucks the first time and since you're already not that keen to begin with, the chances of you trying it a second time a pretty low.
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maybe.all it would take is a really bad day and you may think why not.either that or you hang with them that much that you stop seeing drugs as wrong and try them.
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Obviously you have free choice in the matter, either to do it or not to do it. On the side, weed really isn't a drug so much as an herb. It's not going to hurt you, addict you, make you see funny colors, or any other of the bullshit you've heard in school.
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No the option is yours weather you smoke pot or not, all my friends smoke cigerrets for many years and I live with my mother who smokes cigs. and after a life time of being around people who do that I still have yet to so it. in my opinion about ppl who say pot is adictave. I dont care what anyone says pot is not an addictave drug,unless you make yourself think that it is. If you decide to smoke pot with your friends. thats ok just because you have tried it dose not mean your hooked. yes I know I went off topic a little bit but I used to smoke pot myself and I thought Id share that little part of my mind with you all.
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Nah, you'll be fine hanging out with them if you really don't want to try it. My best friends from high school all smoked mountains of weed and I just sorta laughed when they smelled like crap and failed all their classes. Currently I have a friend who is high out of his mind on coke several nights a week and countless others who're raging alcoholics and I'm cruisin through school with no addictions other than this website.
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Nah. I know many many people who hang out with people that do drugs and they have no desire to do them themselves. And weed really isn't that big of deal. It's not going to do much to you but get you high. It makes it more LIKELY that you'll try them, but not necessarily anything but pot, and you may not ever try that anyway. It's all up to you. No one's going to make you do anything, so don't worry about it. If you ever want to, then you will. If not, then it's not like anybody can force you.
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No, I used to hang out with pot heads and I never became one myself. I wouldn't worry about it.
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I know plenty of people that hang out with pot heads who have never tried it themselves. You are not doomed to trying it. And I wouldn't consider it 'doomed' anyway, not where pot is involved.
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You're not doomed. Stick to your guns and you'll be fine. No one can make you do anything..
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You are not your friends. Do what you see as best for you.
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You are judged by the company you keep. Although no one has directly pressured you to try it, you might give in because they are your friends, and members of social groups often imitate each other, like it or not.
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Unless they are planning on sticking a gun to your head or tying you down and forcing you to take them, you are not doomed to try anything.
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No. It sounds like the group I hung out with when I was in high school. I never really got into the whole pot scene, but I did get into cigarettes and drinking from these people. I can't say I regret it, because I learned a lot about how NOT to live life from this bunch. I still am hooked on cigarettes though, so all I can say is be careful what you try, because you may just like it.
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Doomed? No. It's strange that people who are doing it would speak about it negatively ("doomed"). If you keep hanging out with them, you will most likely start smoking pot. It's called peer pressure. Some people manage to not smoke pot yet hang out with pot smokers. To each their own.
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well all my friends smoke pot or do some other drug, and i only tried pot a few times, and that was it. so i guess its a personal thing. if u want to to it or not
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live a little man
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lol not unless you're a follower. you don't have to do what you don't want to. but do you notice there is an increase of potheads in the world lol
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no, it's up to you whether you do it or not. Although, the chances are greater when you surround yourself with those that do it. For instance, I have friends who smoke cigarettes and they say they want to quit.. the only thing is that they surround themselves with others that smoke as well so it's quite hard for them to do so when everyone else around you is doing it. If you believe that you won't smoke pot, then you won't be doomed. But the moment you become even slightly curious about it... be aware, you'll fall into the trap.
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No ur not doomed, I drink but do not do drugs, my friends drink and do drugs. They don't pressure me to do any type of drugs and I don't pressure them to get off drugs. It is ur personal choice.
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I believe it is. If you hang around with anyone, you will sooner or later pick up their habits because you want to be accepted by them.
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There is an excellent chance that you'll at least try pot, but this is hardly a matter of fate -- if you try it, it's because you'll eventually decide that it's not that big a deal and you may as well experience life. Once you do, if you do, you'll realize that it's seriously nothing, that drinking is generally much more intense, and that there's no reason for all the stigma.
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Nope. I hang out with friends that do that all the time. I just don't do it.
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It depends on your resolve, alone. Considering that they are not trying to pressure you to use it. By the way, WHY aren't you smoking pot?
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I don't think it is set in stone but it is more likely that you will if you are hanging out with people that do. It's human nature to want to 'fit in' especially at a young age.
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