high times: pot stories from teenagers

It's the same scene at parties everywhere, or when any group of friends is just hanging out on a random Saturday night in someone's basement: If someone cracks a beer or lights a cigarette, you probably treat it like it's no big deal. If you don't want to drink, you can always just say you're driving or can't get busted by your parents for beer breath. And maybe you're not into smoking cigarettes, but not doing it doesn't make you feel lame — no one really thinks twice if you don't want one. But if someone busts out a joint or a bowl, you may find yourself torn: On the one hand, pot seems harmless enough — you've never heard of anyone dying of a pot overdose, and it's supposed to be all natural, right? Plus, it seems like something different to do that would make a boring weekend way more interesting. On the other hand, you may have that nagging feeling: Could you get arrested if anyone found out? Could your pot be laced with something that could kill you? Will it make you feel out of control, or make you sick? Will you get paranoid and freak out? But even those scary scenarios almost seem…exciting — they make you feel like you'd look brave for trying something new, like you're more experienced and cooler.

The thing is, pot does affect your body in harmful ways. It drains your memory power and makes you move slower (dangerous when you're driving or in a car with someone who's high). It could make you gain weight and get acne. And the scary reality is that pot is stronger than ever, and is often linked to psychosis, meaning it could make you hallucinate, and in some people, set off symptoms of schizophrenia. Still, more girls are smoking pot: The number of high school girls using marijuana rose 29 percent from 2008 to 2009 after years of dropping. And when the pressure to smoke pot seems high and the risks of doing it seem low, it can be easy to convince yourself that you can handle it. But it's not that simple. Read on for stories from real girls who thought their use was no biggie — until they got seriously burned.                                                                   Source"http://smokeeverytimeandeverywhere.blogspot.com/