Can you please give me advice for living sober?

Question by Who is Danger Woman?: Can you please give me advice for living sober?
I don’t really have a problem with substance abuse. My family drinks way too much, and it took me a while to realize it, and then i realized that i didn’t want to be like that. I actually decided to stop drinking so much after i first smoked weed. I know it is illegal, but i’m not even 21 (20) so by definition i’ve been a criminal since i was 15 and by definition my parents have been criminals too. My family found out about the pot, and it came down to me blackmailing my parents, because they were throwing me out without anything, despite most of my personal belonging were bought by me. Blackmailing was wrong, but it was that or live under a bridge, because I don’t know anyone where i live since i havn’t lived there long. I’m not smoking pot anymore because i need an extra income to pay for the summer semester, and that means i have to pass a drug test. I also don’t think i am going to drink anymore because, i just don’t like it.

What should i do when my family calls me a hippy? I take a lot of offense from the term because i disagree with so much of the hippy scene. I’m morally conservative, and according to the political compass almost centered, and neutral.

What should i do when my family is drinking and i’m odd man out? Lately i’ve only been drinking, very little i might add, for the social aspect. I would have a beer or two, but i couldn’t even drink all of it because i felt so fake.

Best answer:

Answer by dfghdfg r
You need to teach your family that alcohol is harming their body and show them some information and research saying how cannabis is way better than alcohol. Look here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_abuse

Click on the first image with the red and orange and yellow dots and show them that. If they call you a hippie, tell them they are rednecks.

If you want to not drink, try shrooms. They’ll show you a lot about the world and about what is objectively right and wrong. You won’t be the same person after.

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