Written & published by: Kevin Beard Jr.
The problem with heavy smokers & heavy drinkers & why I'll never smoke or drink:
This message that I wrote should be heard to everyone, young kids, teenagers, young adults, full grown adults, elder's & etc. Please take 10 to 20 minutes of your own time to read this, that's all I ask for, you might save a life or make a difference in some way, shape, or form. I want all Men & Woman in general to be properly informed about drinking & smoking & health risks that are involved. I want others in this world to learn right from wrong & become leaders of their own & to say "no" to smoking & drinking. In my opinion, drinking & smoking are two of the most stupidest things that I know for a fact most Men & Woman will regret in the future, especially when it comes to the health risks of smoking & drinking.
Here's why:
First of all, It never ceases to amaze me how so many Men & Woman now a days are drinking & smoking. Even young, first time teenage girls & boys who think they're cool & want to "fit" in with others socially, are smoking & drinking. Before you know it, they will be smoking & drinking their whole life's away if they start early, or perhaps, even pass away from overdosing too much alcohol or smoking too much, especially if you're someone with a health problem. Not only that, but overdosing on alcohol can lead to many possible fatality's, especially when you're drunk & don't know what you're doing. In my opinion, the main reason why others want you to get you drink, get high, smoke ciggs, blunts, weed, marijuana, & etc. is because they feel awkward doing it without you participating & they want you to be able to relate to them, by smoking & drinking with them. The reality is that some people are just insecure with their own choices so they want others to join in & smoke & drink with them so they don't feel like the drunk & stoner on their own. This message goes to everyone, you need to realize that even though, "drinking & smoking" may be relaxing to you, or fun, or social to you, or whatever the case may be, just realize that the more you overdose on drinking or the more you smoke, the more long term damage you will be doing to your body & your health in general.
There are many health issues that are associated with smoking too much. I'm no expert, but if you're a early smoker, & you continue to smoke, smoke, smoke down the road, you will eventually have bad breath, lung cancer, gum disease, loss of teeth, breathing problems, liver problems, heart problems, & even brain injury & much more bigger health problems associated (depending on how much you smoke) Smoking will not only will you have health problems, but if you're someone who smokes in a room while others are next to you, then other people who may be close to you or nearby could inhale your smoke from a distance, causing health problems for other people as well, but those who smoke, normally don't care or are considerate of others around them anyhow, & that's a major issue in today's society.
However, If you're a young teenager who's an early drinker, & you continue to drink & drink, down the road, you will eventually gain weight, become obese, your kidney's will start to become weak & you will end up with a kidney failure, your brain will become premature, or seriously injured in a way that could be borderline between life or death, or being mental in the head, you will also produce liver damage in your system, or you will have a intoxicated death waiting to happen from having a hangover or being too drunk while operating a vehicle (putting others life's at risk, as well as yourself.) Obviously, there are many other effects of what drinking will do to you, but that's just to name a few. Overall, if you don't be careful with how much you're drinking, then I promise you that reality will finally arise when you least expect it.
So with these few things being mentioned, are these the kinds of side effects or consequences that you want to deal with & live with for the rest of your life? Is overdosing on drinking (whatever you drink) or becoming a heavy smoker (whatever you smoke) really worth the long term damage, to yourself, or those who are around you? Is drinking & smoking really worth the possibility of an early death over a decision that at one point you had control over, but decided you'd rather "fit in" instead? Think before you act.
Now with that being said, what's very interesting to me, is that some Men & Woman these days don't really care to much about the side effects or health risks that could effect their life habits, but rather care enough to spend their money to buy & smoke as many cigars, or ciggs or blunts, or grab as many bottles of alcohol at anytime they want & start drinking & smoking everyday, like there's no tomorrow. Even the things I see posted on social media now a days from young teenagers, Men & Woman.
Here are a few examples:
"Anyone want a drink?"
"Blunt anyone?"
"Getting drunkkky with the girls tonight,"
"Anyone that has ciggs want to hangout?"
"i'm high as **** with the boyz tonight"
"Still drunk from last night,"
"Anyone want to smoke?"
"About to blow an L."
"Let's roll up... anyone interested"
"Let's drink today away... party like a rockstar"
"Let's smoke like there's no tomorrow"
"Dutch anyone?"
What ever happened to the quote, "Be a leader, not a follower?" I guess that quote went out of style ages ago? I'll tell you all right now, drinking (whatever you drink) & smoking (whatever you smoke) isn't cool in my opinion. Most young teenagers, Men & Woman just want to think they're being "cool" with the right people, when in reality, you're damaging your own health & being brain washed into smoking & drinking on a daily basic's with the wrong type of people & in the wrong type of surroundings & environment. When young teenagers, Men & Woman use the term "YOLO" before drinking & smoking, it makes my blood want to boil. Sure, you only live once, but WHY would anyone want to shorten their life span & die at an early age if you only live once? In my opinion, "YOLO" is a term used as an excuse before or after a person does something stupid, when in reality, that person already knows it's a stupid, but unhealthy choice to make, but they don't care what the risks are, or they just don't care period, & that's why some of these young teenagers in general, do the things they do, as in becoming a heavy smoker or a heavy drinker because again, they just don't care.
With that being said, it absolutely makes no sense to me why people in general would want to smoke anything or drink anything in the first place. Why? Because your friends or family smoke & drink? Is that the reason why? If you're a young teenager who is faced with a situation where you're asked to drink, or smoke, by your friends or family, you should honestly stay true to yourself. If smoking & drinking is NOT who you are, then don't smoke or drink. Why? Because that's simply NOT who you are. Why do young teenagers want to "fit" in with their friends or family? Could it also be because they see their friends & family drinking & smoking together while being social? Could that be why? How about the, "Must be over 21 to drink?" So what, if you're younger, or older then 21, you absolutely have NO right to start drinking with either friends, family, or with others if that's NOT the type of person you are, regardless if you're over 21. Nobody can FORCE you to drink just because other people who may be well over 21 are drinking. Most people now a days need to learn when to say, "No," but most importantly, learn how to stay true to their self when they're being asked to drink or smoke. It's one thing if you were born & raised around friends & family who have drank or smoked in the past when you were little, because then being raised in those surroundings would influence you to want to drink or smoke at a young age. However, that does NOT exclude you from ever saying NO, & it certainly does not mean you have to follow the crowd for as long as you live, & start drinking & smoking your life away just because everyone else is smoking & drinking their own life's away. It means that you should be smart about yourself & REALLY look at yourself in the mirror & figure out who you are as a person, & understand your own self worth versus your own actions before making decisions based upon whether you want to drink or smoke your life away. Now, if you're somebody who has been influenced by smoking & drinking in the past & yet, you choose to smoke or drink for the simple fact that all your "friends" or "family relatives" or "others" are doing it, & they are forcing you to do it, & you go along with it, then that means your not really staying true to yourself & you don't seem to understand who you REALLY are as a person. If this is the case, then you simply don't know who you are at this point in life once you start fitting in with the crowd, & have lost your self-worth at this point, but realize that at some point in your life, you will have to figure out who you TRULY are as a person, & stand up for yourself & learn how & when to say "NO" to certain things that does not make you who you are today, so it's better to try to find yourself NOW then to wait many years down the road.
Now, I know I can't change the world or make everyone stop drinking or smoking, but if smoking & drinking is TRULY who you are as a person, & you feel strong & confident about your beliefs, & if this TRULY the path you want to take in your life, if you're going to at least smoke & drink on a daily basic's, or an special occasions, (which may be very often for some) or try to "fit" in with the crowd, because this is the path you choose to take in your life, or if this is what makes you who you are, then you should at least know the side effects, health risks, & consequences that you WILL encounter throughout your life & choose whether or not you're willing to accept those risks or say, "You know what, I need help, & I need to stop RIGHT away asap," & unfortunately, what's sad about this whole situation is that there are some great people in this world who do great things, & make lots of money doing what they love to do, people who are happy & had many successful events happen in their life, people who may have made a huge impact on yourself, or even family's, or relatives, or even strangers. Great people who maybe not of smoked or drank much in their life, but still come across having cancer or some type of illness, disease, or even an unknown death happen in the end, & here YOU are slowly killing your life away by "drinking" & "smoking" while there's non-smokers & drinkers out here STRUGGLING to survive. The point is, nobody should ever have to pass away knowing that they never smoke or drank much in their life, because smoking is what normally leads to cancer, & overdosing on drinking alcohol can lead to moderate to major health risk & possible death, but do people know that? Not really. What frustrates me is that they're great people in the world who die unexpectedly, while there's other great people in this world who are smoking & drinking their life's away, & don't even know they're slowly killing their body for the worse, or could possibly end up having cancer or end up "dead" for the stupidest reasons ever, "smoking, & drinking."
On the other hand, we have some young teenagers, Men & Woman out here in this world that don't even have half a brain, or half a clue what they're doing to their self's & their body. These are the people who normally don't have any priority's set in life but to smoke their "blunts" or "ciggs" or "cigars" or "bottles of drinks" or put up social media status's about "wanting to get high & smoke" everyday of their life's with friends, so they can feel "wanted" &"appreciated." These are the kinds of people who choose to be followers of the crowd, not their own leaders. These are the kind of people who just don't care about their self's & their own health. They don't want to listen to anyone or anybody. They're hardheaded. These are the kinds of people who have not been taught by their teachers & parent's, or whoever raises them, on what smoking & drinking can lead too if young Men & Woman do these things on a daily basics. These are the kinds of people who don't understand their self worth. These are the kinds of people who will smoke anything, drink anything, or do whatever they like, when they like, with whoever, & wherever, without caring about their own health or knowing what the risk's are, BUT, most importantly, these are the kinds of young teenagers who need some type of guidance, help, or a role model, or inspiration figure to look up too in their life's to try to better their self's & get their life on track again. This is not to say that young teenagers, Men & Woman who drink or smoke are bad people, because they're not. I just believe that these are the kinds of people who just don't truly understand their self worth yet or have been influenced or exposed around smoking & drinking when they were young, & it's hard for them to stop, so that's why it's important for them to get help.
On the other hand, we have young teenagers, Men & Woman who actually understands their self worth & actually figure out who they are as a person & say, "You know what, I can't do this anymore, this isn't who I am, I need to stop & I'm going to try to quit somehow." These are the types of people who will look back at their past & realize that they have done wrong to their self. These are the type of people who want to commit to their self's without having to be encouraged by anyone else to make them stop. These are the people who want to make a change for the better. These are the types of people who know they did wrong in the past, & are aware that they are putting a beating on their own health, but most importantly, these are the types of people who have acknowledged their mistakes of smoking & drinking & are aware that they're smoking or drinking too much & know that they have to stop immediately, for the better of their health & their life in general.
Now personally, I wouldn't say I'm lucky that I don't smoke or drink, but I know who I am, & I'm not afraid to say no. I stay true to myself & what I believe in. I take care of my body. I never drank or smoked in my life & I don't plan on doing so in the future. When I see young teenagers, Men & Woman who smoke, I choose to stand myself aside or walk away from those people who do so, because I refuse to inhale someone Else's smoke & disturb my OWN health over someone Else's actions. When I see young teenagers or older Men & Woman drink, I automatically, without question, walk away from that type of environment & surrounding. Not because I'm insecure, not because I refuse to help them, but because I know who I am & where I belong, period. Nobody can tell me otherwise but myself. I'm a person who likes to get the most out of my body for the better & that's just the way it is.
To all the Men & Woman out here who have made the effort to either stop smoking or drinking, or hasn't smoke or drank at all, you should be extremely proud of your self's. However, I do tip my hat off for those who have NEVER smoked or drank in their life's because with all the stress & pressure that these young teenagers, Man & Woman have been faced with when they're forced to deal with such a hard decision in their life's when it comes to whether or not they want to try a drink or smoke. With all the "being cool" & wanting to "fit" into groups, & being able to fit in to what you call, "social" party's, groups, & so fourth, It damn well takes A LOT of courage for these people to say NO to smoking or to any drinks that have alcohol. To those who have never smoked or drank before, please continue to stay clean, & don't EVER think about smoking or drinking no matter how hard it may be to say "No" because once you start drinking & smoking, you're hooked, & it's the worst to try & quit. It's terrible & just plain awful, period. Don't waste your life drinking & smoking, even for those who have quit smoking & drinking, your life is more valuable then continuing to overdose on alcohol drinks & smoking your life away, causing long term damage over your own body just for wanting to "fit" with others or become more "social" & "relaxed" with others for the wrong reasons. It's not worth your own health or early death.
For all the young teenagers, Men & Woman who either stopped smoking or drinking, or have never drank, smoke, or done anything to harm their health, should also set examples for other young teenagers, Men & Woman out here in this world. You should explain to these young Men & Woman in this world, what they may be missing out on in life, if all they do is smoke & drink everyday of their life's. If you're somebody who has experienced what smoking & drinking is like, you should tell these young teenagers, Men & Woman what they're doing WRONG to their body to inform them & make them aware of the side effects & health risks that they will encounter in their life. Tell these people WHY you care so much about them, even if they are a stranger to you, or someone you may know. Tell these people THEY too can also make a difference in someone Else's view of point as well. Whether you're somebody that has quit smoking or drinking, or never smoke or drank before, give these young kids, teenagers, young adults, & much more older people some confidence in their self's, & set good examples for them. Tell them they're not alone, & that you will do all you can to support them down their journey of quitting. Become a inspirational figure to them & say to them, "If I can do it, you can do it" & motivate them in any way possible to stop them from smoking & drinking. These are all things I would recommend to anyone who either stopped smoking & drinking, or are either 100% clean in their system. This is what's called "Being a leader" in my book, & while you're helping these people, if they still don't want to take your advice or your encouragement towards helping them at this point, then realize that the health risk's & consequences are on them, for you cannot force everyone to stop smoking & drinking. Again, if that's their decision, then so be it, & wish them the best of luck.
For all the young teenagers, Men & Woman out here who want to help others stop smoking or drinking, realize that It doesn't matter if you have to use the social media, or use your words to get the message through someone's head, I don't care if you happen to meet somebody in person that has smoking & drinking problems & you happen to have to explain it to them in person. I don't care if you're talking to one another on the phone, whether it's someone you may, or may not know, & you have to explain it to them over the phone, or whatever resource you may use to try to explain to these young Men & Woman on why drinking & smoking is bad & could potentially kill you, realize that your message WILL be heard & you WILL either make an impact in some way, shape, or form, or you will get someone to think in their minds about what you have said, & ultimately, you will also become a inspirational figure to someone who have heard your words, & you will appreciated you for that.
Please share this post with your friends, relative's, brothers, sisters, teachers, parents, cousins, or anyone out there, because if they're a heavy smoker or drinker, they ought' to read what I have to say, until they get the message through their head in some way, shape, or form. If I, myself can change one person's view of point for the better, or have encouraged them in some way, shape, or form, then I have succeeded.
Again, much thanks for your love & support...
Written & published by: Kevin Beard Jr.
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