Great, it's finally come to a topic that I can relate to...
I used to smoke...not tobacco...
Yeah, the smell's awful, and it really messes with your voice.
I know this girl who just turned 16, smoking cigarettes for about 2 years, and she sounds kinda like a pre-adolescent boy...
And at this point in society, despite what everyone is saying, smoking doesn't make you look cool...it actually makes you look dumb as hell if you think about it; people start to try and show off, but they're really putting themselfs in danger for later on in life...
As for substances in general, I just entered highschool this year, but already I'm starting to see a big change in people I used to consider my "friends" in younger grades, I'm not sure if alot of their minds kinda caved-in from drinking, or they're just acting like that for attention.
I've been pressured to drink a few times before, but usuallt tended to stay away from alchohol, mostly because my father would kick my ass if he found out I picked up on one of his old habits XD