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ARE YOU ‘UNDER THE INFLUENCE’?

If you're feeling pressure to take drugs, here's how to deal with it.

  • You’re not alone! It’s easy to think you’re the only one who has not experimented with drugs. The reality is that most people your age don’t take drugs and you’re in the majority.

 

  • Work out where you stand on issues like sex, drugs and alcohol. Knowing your own mind makes it easier to stay true to yourself.

 

  • Prepare yourself now by thinking through how you want to respond and behave.  It may help to share your thoughts and feelings with someone you trust.

 

  • Try to understand who is offering you the drugs and why – friends should understand if you say no, people you don’t know very well may expect something in return.

 

  • Say no firmly but clearly and without making a big deal about it. If they try to persuade you, don’t feel like you have to change your mind.

 

  • They may not show it, but your mates will respect you more if you’re assertive and clear about what you do and don’t want to do.

 

  • Take a look around – it might not seem like it, but you’re not the only one worrying about what other people think of you. Try to focus on your own opinion of yourself – in the end, that’s all that matters.

 

  • Watch out for your mates - if you’re worried about a friend, don’t keep it to yourself. Talk to them, or someone you trust.

 

  • If you’re finding it hard to be yourself within your group, take a step back, and think about whether it’s time to find a new crowd to hang out with.

 

  • Before trying anything new it makes sense to get the facts straight.  For friendly and confidential advice, talk to FRANK on 0800 77 66 00 at any time of the day or night.

 

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Pressured into smoking cannabis.

I started smoking cannabis at 12 due to peer pressure. The first time I only had a small amount of a joint and didn’t have much effect the second time it did. The day started and we went to meet some friends we were in a group of about 3 or 4 and we were having a few joints.

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One drug leads to another

When I was thirteen I was never really fussed about drinking or drugs. I thought that people who were drinking and doing drugs in the local park were stupid. When I was fifteen my boyfriend pressured me into drinking. I felt awful and had to be sent home by the police. When that relationship ended I turned to drink to get over it. I felt that I deserved to feel bad all of the time. Eventually, I started enjoying to drink but it made me act in ways that I usually would not. But the humor of this wore off quickly and I needed a new fix. This lead me into taking cannabis.

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I was forced and I am now addicted to cannabis

It was 13 when i first started smoking it. It happend one night when i was out with some friends and they all smoked cannabis and i didn't. they asked me if i wanted a bucket and i said no. they said if we pull it you have to sook it, thats the way it goes and they said if i didnt sook it i would of got beaten up.

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