{"id":834,"date":"2015-08-01T15:11:22","date_gmt":"2015-08-01T07:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridgesofhopeblog.wordpress.com\/?p=834"},"modified":"2015-08-01T15:11:22","modified_gmt":"2015-08-01T07:11:22","slug":"next-time-you-say-you-cant-say-no-try-these-60-ways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/next-time-you-say-you-cant-say-no-try-these-60-ways\/","title":{"rendered":"Kids, Here are 60 Ways to Say &#8220;No!&#8221; to Drugs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You know drugs can lead to so many problems: bad performance in school or at work, health complications, family problems, legal problems, and not to mention addiction, which in itself opens a can of worms for the addicted person and his or her family. In other words, drugs is bad news.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgesofhopeblog.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/08\/say-no-to-meth.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-836 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/bridgesofhopeblog.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/08\/say-no-to-meth.jpg\" alt=\"say-no-to-meth\" width=\"468\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/say-no-to-meth.jpg 468w, https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/say-no-to-meth-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/say-no-to-meth-297x300.jpg 297w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>However, getting hooked to drugs can start as simply as one innocent, curious try. Your friends may have been doing it and offered you some, or you are going through a rough patch and wanted to see what the drugs are all about. Before you know it, you&#8217;re hooked. Though there are many factors that can lead to addiction (and these factors differ from one person to the next), one thing our parents always tell us is never to try it.<\/p>\n<p>But what if someone really <i>does<\/i> offer you drugs? How should you react?\u00a0What can you say?<\/p>\n<p>Below are 60 ways to say &#8220;No&#8221; to drugs by George Bonin of the Pawtucket Times, which were published in the paper in September 13, 2004:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>1. No, I already eat too much junk food.<\/p>\n<p>2. Top three answers on the board, survey says NO!<\/p>\n<p>3. No thanks, I\u2019m into reality.<\/p>\n<p>4. Got a pen? Write this down &#8230; NO!<\/p>\n<p>5. No, not now. Ask me again in a billion years.<\/p>\n<p>6. Right now is no good. How\u2019s never?<\/p>\n<p>7. Two words. N-O.<\/p>\n<p>8. No, the weather just isn\u2019t right for it.<\/p>\n<p>9. Haven\u2019t you seen the fried egg in those ads?<\/p>\n<p>10. Look at the time. Gotta go.<\/p>\n<p>11. I\u2019ll pass.<\/p>\n<p>12. No way, I put it away.<\/p>\n<p>13. Are you crazy?<\/p>\n<p>14. Sorry, I\u2019ve got stuff to do.<\/p>\n<p>15. Not today, not tomorrow. How about never?<\/p>\n<p>16. Nah, I have plans today.<\/p>\n<p>17. See ya, wouldn\u2019t wanna be ya.<\/p>\n<p>18. No can do.<\/p>\n<p>19. Nope, smell ya later.<\/p>\n<p>20. No, but if you have any chocolate ..<\/p>\n<p>21. I\u2019ve got to get home and walk my dog.<\/p>\n<p>22. No, I don\u2019t know where that stuff\u2019s been.<\/p>\n<p>23. No, I might end up in one of those ads.<\/p>\n<p>24. I don\u2019t have time for drugs.<\/p>\n<p>25. I don\u2019t want your life.<\/p>\n<p>26. Sorry, I\u2019m on a drug-free diet.<\/p>\n<p>27. Uhhhh &#8230; let me think &#8230; NO!<\/p>\n<p>28. Not now. Maybe in the next millennium.<\/p>\n<p>29. You must be mistaking me for an idiot.<\/p>\n<p>30. I don\u2019t think so.<\/p>\n<p>31. Poof!<\/p>\n<p>32. I\u2019d rather eat my mother\u2019s mystery casserole!<\/p>\n<p>33. No, it\u2019s not my style.<\/p>\n<p>34. No and get a life while you\u2019re at it.<\/p>\n<p>35. I\u2019m on the way to the mall.<\/p>\n<p>36. Did you just ask me to do drugs? I didn\u2019t think so.<\/p>\n<p>37. No, I don\u2019t talk to strangers, stranger.<\/p>\n<p>38. No, I\u2019m already weird enough.<\/p>\n<p>39. I prefer my brown eyes to your red ones.<\/p>\n<p>40. My parents did, and look at them now.<\/p>\n<p>41. No, I\u2019ll violate my parole.<\/p>\n<p>42. What part of &#8220;NO&#8221; don\u2019t you understand?<\/p>\n<p>43. I\u2019ll say it sloooow for you, &#8220;nnnoooo.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>44. How do they say &#8220;NO&#8221; on your planet?<\/p>\n<p>45. No, I have a very busy schedule.<\/p>\n<p>46. No, No, A thousand times, no.<\/p>\n<p>47. No offense, but no.<\/p>\n<p>48. Gee thanks, but I\u2019m high on life.<\/p>\n<p>49. No, somebody might see us.<\/p>\n<p>50. No. Get it? Got it? Good.<\/p>\n<p>51. No my imagination is good enough already.<\/p>\n<p>52. No, if I want to look stupid, I\u2019ll become a mime.<\/p>\n<p>53. Let\u2019s not go there.<\/p>\n<p>54. No you might be an undercover cop.<\/p>\n<p>55. No, I\u2019ve got places to go, people to see.<\/p>\n<p>56. No, in fact, NEVER.<\/p>\n<p>57. Not tonight, I have a headache.<\/p>\n<p>58. No, I like my brain the way it is.<\/p>\n<p>59. No thanks, I might get kicked off the math team.<\/p>\n<p>60. No, and that\u2019s my final answer!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So next time you try to make an excuse to yourself that you can&#8217;t say &#8220;No,&#8221; try these 60 tips first.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgesofhopeblog.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/08\/kids-say-no-to-drugs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-837\" src=\"https:\/\/bridgesofhopeblog.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/08\/kids-say-no-to-drugs.jpg\" alt=\"kids-say-no-to-drugs\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/kids-say-no-to-drugs.jpg 350w, https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/kids-say-no-to-drugs-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/kids-say-no-to-drugs-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">These days, kids are more prone to trying drugs as dealers and pushers even hang out in schools and even make kids try their stuff for free. They wait until the teens get hooked and then charge them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">If you&#8217;re a concerned parent or family member of someone who you suspect is abusing drugs, talk to us on how we can help make an intervention before it&#8217;s too late.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"widget-title\" style=\"text-align:center;\">Text 0917-509-8826 or Call 622-0193<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You know drugs can lead to so many problems: bad performance in school or at work, health complications, family problems,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/next-time-you-say-you-cant-say-no-try-these-60-ways\/\">[&hellip;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[33,88],"tags":[17,54,95,3,24,7,30,31,8,154,38,155,25,13,14,15,16,156,157,92,107,93],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/834"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=834"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/834\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=834"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=834"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgesofhope.com.ph\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}