1. Going out every night, getting completely wasted and coming home around midnight.
OR
2. Smoking weed everyday, by yourself, when your mom's not home.
I guess I want to see what other people think? My friend keeps pushing on what I'm doing is so much worse that what she is, though I don't think so. Opinionnnns! :) oh both of use are 16 and females.
Razhie answered Sunday June 20 2010, 3:26 pm: They are both illegal, stupid and symptomatic of substance abuse.
If you are putting ANY mind altering substance into your body every day, be it nicotine, marijuana, beer or hell - caffeine, you've got a substance abuse problem.
Your sixteen years old and you are both engaging in destructive behaviour. Sure - you can argue that booze has a higher death risk, but sitting at home and smoking weed alone is isolating and destructive to many other aspects of your life (at least going out and drinking every night will keep you social, and likely there will be other people around to watch out for you.) That much weed damages the brains ability to remember and think critically - so as a student - the regular pot smoker isn't doing themselves any favours. Brain damage from alcohol is more permanent, but it also takes much, much, more alcohol, then weed, to start to impair brain functioning while you are sober.
Even though weed doesn't kill, please trust me when I tell you that at twenty five years old, you might run into many people who still enjoy smoking weed, but if you look at the successful ones with jobs and solid relationships and friendships - almost none of them are doing it everyday. Of course, the same goes for beer. Even my friends who drink most frequently can go a day without.
Please, stop arguing about who is worse off. Instead, maybe you could turn it into a pack where you promise each other to cut down? I don't believe there is anything totally wrong with either weed or beer, but the behaviour you've described here is not okay for either person. You are setting patterns that have the power to ruin your lives. [ Razhie's advice column | Ask Razhie A Question ]
ThirdQED answered Sunday June 20 2010, 2:54 pm: Well, tough choice, but I will have to with number 1 (as the worse one).
Reason is because at the very least, in number two, the activity is done "by yourself," (quoted you). Who knows what on Earth a girl would be doing or what could be done to her after she has gotten wasted together with her "friends."
That being said, however, both activities leaves damages in long term. It's not the question so I won't go into it, but if you are interested, feel free to drop in for another question.
rainbowcherrie answered Sunday June 20 2010, 2:43 pm: Neither is better than the other because BOTH are illegal and dangerous.
Weed = illegal.
Underage drinking = illegal.
On top of that, both binge drinking and drug use can have a negative impact on your health.
EDIT: Your words were 'I guess I want to see what other people THINK'. I told you what I think and why. I didn't criticise your behaviour nor did I condone it. I apologise that you didn't like my opinion but when asking for people's thoughts, you should be prepared for opinions which don't support your own. [ rainbowcherrie's advice column | Ask rainbowcherrie A Question ]
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