Promoting Abstinence "proven to work"

[theprof00]

Kasz216 said:

theprof00 said:

Kasz216 said:

Ali.  The person who was argueing about it at the time.  Who was using the "Show them it's a bad idea and kids will want to do it more" arguement.

Which if often used (though incorrectly) in smoking... which was an arguement you yourself tried to use.

I was referring to the moralistic approach.

Except the "Don't smoke" abstinence methods if summed up in one word would be "Cancer."

yes but fortunately nobody just says, "quit or get cancer".

They say, try e-cigs for a while, or get on the patch, or tyr chewing gum, or even simply, try to cut down. Nobody expects anyone to just stop smoking, because it is an unreasonable expectation. Rather, they try to keep people form ever first trying it, and in doing so, kids are just self medicating in other ways.

Yes, kids today try to get away from cigarettes because it isn't the cool thing anymore. The way they've adapted, is by moving to weed, which people like to say is not carcinogenic, and actually good for the body. In becoming health conscious, kids have moved towards a cool medication that is more societally acceptable, weed.