How do I influence an 18 year old to stop smoking weed?
Making it sound worse than it is isn’t going to help you. Plying him with the reason that it will hurt his athletic performance because it’s “smoking” isn’t going to make him stop because he probably knows that’s bull. People who smoke pot don’t inhale enough smoke to cause lung damage-because the amount of smoke is less than cigarettes, and a joint does not contain the same carcinogens that cigarettes do, like tar, etc. He probably feels like you are just nagging. No one has EVER died from smoking pot. It isn’t a gateway drug, it doesn’t make you crazy or some kind of junkie, it doesn’t cause lung cancer, it’s not unhealthy, and you can smoke it and still have a normal and productive functioning lifestyle. There is only one downfall to marijuana-and that is the fact that it’s illegal. I for one don’t agree with that particular law, and think alcohol is much worse. But if you want to give him a real, legitimate reason to quit, then express your concerns about that aspect of it. If he’s
