I'm at the point where I only drink at home and really only around my brother and my girl. If I think about it, almost every bad thing that has ever happened to me has had booze lurking in the background, or been directly related. I'm just into my 30's and my body is feeling like 60...
I smoke chronically and I'm not ashamed to admit that. I don't use Visine, if my eyes happen to be red at times, so what! I'll respect certain social situations where it's not really "proper" to be high or stinkin', but, you can bet I'm blazin' when I get home!
When a person is growing, one of the biggest enemies is booze. If you're drinking, STAY OUT OF THE GROWROOM! I'm sure lots of us have learned that lesson.