Am I the only person who doesn't drink or smoke?

I don’t drink or smoke…I think it’s a waste of calories and money.

You’re not missing anything so great.

I’m 23 and I don’t smoke pot and I barely ever drink, but since I do sometimes, I know I don’t count.

My sister, however, is 25 and she’s never smoked cigarettes or weed and doesn’t drink alcohol. By that, I mean that as a younger teen she never even tried any of them. So no, you’re not alone. :)

You are certainly not alone, as I have many friends who neither drink nor smoke, although I will admit that I do on occasion.

I think it’s a sign of maturity when drinking no longer becomes a way to have fun and gain self-confidence.

I’ve never smoked in my entire life. I rarely drink. My partner doesn’t smoke and never drinks.

I don’t drink or smoke. :)
I turn 20 tomorrow.

(I don’t really understand the fun in not being entirely in control of yourself. I like my inhibitions to stay intact, they tend to be there for a good reason. And environments involving that are usually not the kind that I have fun in. I’m a fan of the dictionary game and getting in to group discussions. I mean, if you’re getting together with friends… you kinda wanna talk to them.)

Don’t do it, I have never smoked or drink any alcohol! And congrats Delirium!

I don’t drink or smoke. To each his own.

None for me thanks anyway.

I don’t drink or smoke… cigarettes, but I often wish I did.

Penn Jillette doesnt.

I used to smoke (cigarettes) but never could tolerate alcohol. Now I do neither; my bronchia thank me. So do my lungs and skin.

In 37 years I’ve never smoked tobacco or weed.

I have about 5 drinks in a year.

I rarely drink enough alcohol anymore to get drunk. Typically I will have a couple beers when hanging out with buddies or when watching a hockey game. My wife rarely drinks as well. It’s unfortunate though for me that all of my friends from back in the day always get loaded on the weekends and I find it extremely annoying. Nobody can do anything unless they get to drink. I haven’t smoked pot since my college years either. It’s awesome that you are able to not give in to temptation (if you’re tempted) and drink or smoke with your college friends. Keep that good head on your shoulders and you will do very well. :)

I rarely drink. WHen I do, it’s one beer, or one glass of wine, usually, and occasional I’ll have a second. I should probably drink more wine, since that is good for my heart.

I haven’t smoked pot in over a decade. Even when I did smoke, it was very rare—maybe once or twice a year.

I never had a cigarette habit, and only tried them a few times. Didn’t like it.

Im straight edge…...

I don’t drink very often.

~yeah, me too uber.~

You know, I was gonna weigh in, but I’ll stay out of this one. Everyone is being nice, mostly.

Sober works for some people, and usually it’s going to be a better life style. Props to y’all!

Just remember, even Jesus drank wine. And Moses may have been on shrooms….

Everyone here lies. Yes, you are.

Crack whores!!

@trumi may have?! A burning bush that talks….come on.

I’ve never smoked marijuana and I rarely drink alcohol and I’ve never had a cigarette. I think there are a lot of people out there like you. Just do what you feel comfortable with and don’t let someone pressure you into trying something.

I am the same age as you and also surrounded by people who drink/do drugs. I’ve never done either. I don’t mind if others do.

@critter: I don’t drink because there is a nasty history of alcoholism family (one of my mother’s uncles was the kind of guy who makes Stalin look like a sympathetic character). I have never had any urge to smoke. A few times, I’ve been interested because I want to see what everyone is raving about.

@PnL: I’ve developed a kind of callous since coming to college, but it bothers me just enough so that I don’t hang around too much with really really drunk people.

I’m 28 and don’t drink or smoke and haven’t for a number of years. I did a bit in college but not since graduating, other than champagne now and then on special occasions. It took me a while to feel comfortable when going out with friends to a bar just ordering lemonade or bubbly water (I’m not really into soda either), but now I feel totally fine with it and if people look at me funny I just say, “I don’t drink” and leave it at that. Nobody ever seems to care.

katawa – i know what you mean. i don’t either. primarily because it’s not all that much fun when you are thinking straight and the person next to you has the IQ of a dog because of how intoxicated they are.

I don’t either. Consider yourself healthy and happy. You’re not missing a darn thing.

lol@pete and batman.

I’ve never smoked anything, though sometimes wonder what it would be like, but its only curiosity and I’m not acting on curiosity just to see. And Drink VERY rarely

They’re both definitely experiences that you can choose to have or not have. I’ve smoked weed and drank off and on since i was 14 and I mean I definitely don’t form my life around either habit (maybe drinking a little) but if you’re not interested in trying them more power to you.

save yourself some troubles later on in life most likely.

i have friends who love ecstasy and coke and other harder but that’s just not my thing at all. Never really had the urge to try them. I kind of feel like im losing out on the experience of what it’s like but the risks for those drugs outweighs the “experience” of having done them.

I think it’s a great thing that we all have our choices in what we want to do with our lives, be it trying out drugs or choosing our professions.

all in all, don’t feel like an odd one out. i think that it’s actually really respectable.

I don’t smoke and i hate drinking alcoholes. However, I am not sober all time. I am lacking vitamins !

I’m 17 and don’t drink/smoke, though I am surrounded by people who do.

this thread is looking like the opposite of an AA meeting…Hi, my name’s Tali and I do not have a problem with drugs and alcohol….

@Tali: haha, sooooo true.

I tend to receive mixed messages on my decision not to drink alcohol or do any drugs. Some people, like a number of people here, applaud my decision and tell me to stick with it. Some people tell me I shouldn’t knock it until I try it (in these situations I tend to be able to pull off an example of something they shouldn’t knock until they try and that usually shuts them up). However, I get a number of people who seem offended that I don’t drink and who are bent on getting me to drink (doesn’t happen so much with pot).

Exact same with me, KatawaGrey.

Dont lie tali! i know about your hookah experience! :P

I do smoke (marlboro lights only, which is one of the few habits I couldn’t get rid off after my years modeling), not that much, probably 5 or 6 a day, I can quit and I’ve done it a few times, smoking is one of the things I love the most, for special occasions, a good Macanudo is always welcome, I do drink, not more that 3 martinis or 2 scotches a week, but I do, and wine whenever I have the time for, I’m 24, I might not live until my early 90’s but I prefer quality of life, not quantity of life, I cannot stop doing the things I love, just that simple :)

Ha, flameboi, “I can quit and I’ve done it a few times.” Mark Twain once said nearly the same thing: “Quitting smoking is easy, I’ve done it hundreds of times.”

…that was a total abuse of mod powers right there.

boo I missed it.

me too :(

Yay, it’s back. I swear, I understand less and less why posts get removed. Oh well, something else I’m totally baffled by.

The mods work in mysterious ways?

At least 20% of college students in the U.S. do not drink alcohol and most of the remainder drink less than most people (including college students) realize. So you’re in much larger company than you think. That knowledge alone empowers people to abstain or to drink less than they think they have to.
http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/YouthIssues/1101836683.html

i dont either and i know exactly how u feel. im 20 and i went back home for a few weeks after school and the kids i hung out with are all now into drinking and im like i cant rely on anyone to be by my side