All the cool kids are doing it.

What’s your stance on drugs and alcohol? Know it. Live it.

Alcohol and drug abuse don’t always have to start at a young age, though they sometimes do. Address your personal stance on drugs and alcohol. Weigh the pros and cons. Weigh the cons again, and again, and again, then ask if you’d be willing to live by those cons.

It is very easy to let drugs and alcohol define us as individuals, but it is just as easy to let the alternate route define us even more so. Knowing your cause early means early implementation.

5 Easy tips to be cool and live drug free:

1. Decide now and be alright with your decision.
2. It’s alright to be put in the position to say no. Say no.
3. Don’t let judgement get you down. Know that this is bigger than a here-and-now type of deal.
4. If you’re older, it may be cool to drink, but it’s even cooler to keep your mind sharp at all times.
5. Remember that illegal use of drugs and alcohol is illegal for a reason. Go with it.