Now we tell him that crack cocaine is bad. Don't get me wrong, I'm not pro-drug use. In my books, it's clear that, although there is some casual drug use wherein my characters don't seem to suffer repercussions, in the end there certainly are some very serious repercussions. In Crosses , Katie dies, and Nancy spends time in a mental institution. In Weird on the Outside , Tracey has several brushes with death indirectly and directly as the result of drug use.
Every action has an ultimate reaction.
It's much more honest, and effective, to say, if you smoke a joint, your life will probably not be any different. If you smoke every day, you run the risk of messing up your life. If you smoke crack every day, you run the risk of dying or, in the very least, really screwing up your life. Enough about drugs, on to another issue - sex. I have to say about it.