Teens, here are 60 ways for you to say no to drugs
George Bonin, Pawtucket Times
September 13, 2004
Teen-agers need more than just willpower to resist peer pressure to use drugs. They need the ability to avoid situations, usually during leisure moments, where drug use is most likely to occur. If they can see temptation coming and plan a verbal defense, they have a much better chance of saying "NO" without causing themselves or their peers to lose face, say the experts.
Kids: The following are 60 NOs you can use when approached by dealers or friends:
1. No, I already eat too much junk food.
2. Top three answers on the board, survey says NO!
3. No thanks, I’m into reality.
4. Got a pen? Write this down ... NO!
5. No, not now. Ask me again in a billion years.
6. Right now is no good. How’s never?
7. Two words. N-O.
8. No, the weather just isn’t right for it.
9. Haven’t you seen the fried egg in those ads?
10. Look at the time. Gotta go.
11. I’ll pass.
12. No way, I put it away.
13. Are you crazy?
14. Sorry, I’ve got stuff to do.
15. Not today, not tomorrow. How about never?
16. Nah, I have plans today.
17. See ya, wouldn’t wanna be ya.
18. No can do.
19. Nope, smell ya later.
20. No, but if you have any chocolate ..
21. I’ve got to get home and walk my dog.
22. No, I don’t know where that stuff’s been.
23. No, I might end up in one of those ads.
24. I don’t have time for drugs.
25. I don’t want your life.
26. Sorry, I’m on a drug-free diet.
27. Uhhhh ... let me think ... NO!
28. Not now. Maybe in the next millennium.
29. You must be mistaking me for an idiot.
30. I don’t think so.
31. Poof!
32. I’d rather eat my mother’s mystery casserole!
33. No, it’s not my style.
34. No and get a life while you’re at it.
35. I’m on the way to the mall.
36. Did you just ask me to do drugs? I didn’t think so.
37. No, I don’t talk to strangers, stranger.
38. No, I’m already weird enough.
39. I prefer my brown eyes to your red ones.
40. My parents did, and look at them now.
41. No, I’ll violate my parole.
42. What part of "NO" don’t you understand?
43. I’ll say it sloooow for you, "nnnoooo."
44. How do they say "NO" on your planet?
45. No, I have a very busy schedule.
46. No, No, A thousand times, no.
47. No offense, but no.
48. Gee thanks, but I’m high on life.
49. No, somebody might see us.
50. No. Get it? Got it? Good.
51. No my imagination is good enough already.
52. No, if I want to look stupid, I’ll become a mime.
53. Let’s not go there.
54. No you might be an undercover cop.
55. No, I’ve got places to go, people to see.
56. No, in fact, NEVER.
57. Not tonight, I have a headache.
58. No, I like my brain the way it is.
59. No thanks, I might get kicked off the math team.
60. No, and that’s my final answer!
George Bonin is a columnist for The Times.
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George Bonin, Pawtucket Times
September 13, 2004
Teen-agers need more than just willpower to resist peer pressure to use drugs. They need the ability to avoid situations, usually during leisure moments, where drug use is most likely to occur. If they can see temptation coming and plan a verbal defense, they have a much better chance of saying "NO" without causing themselves or their peers to lose face, say the experts.
Kids: The following are 60 NOs you can use when approached by dealers or friends:
1. No, I already eat too much junk food.
2. Top three answers on the board, survey says NO!
3. No thanks, I’m into reality.
4. Got a pen? Write this down ... NO!
5. No, not now. Ask me again in a billion years.
6. Right now is no good. How’s never?
7. Two words. N-O.
8. No, the weather just isn’t right for it.
9. Haven’t you seen the fried egg in those ads?
10. Look at the time. Gotta go.
11. I’ll pass.
12. No way, I put it away.
13. Are you crazy?
14. Sorry, I’ve got stuff to do.
15. Not today, not tomorrow. How about never?
16. Nah, I have plans today.
17. See ya, wouldn’t wanna be ya.
18. No can do.
19. Nope, smell ya later.
20. No, but if you have any chocolate ..
21. I’ve got to get home and walk my dog.
22. No, I don’t know where that stuff’s been.
23. No, I might end up in one of those ads.
24. I don’t have time for drugs.
25. I don’t want your life.
26. Sorry, I’m on a drug-free diet.
27. Uhhhh ... let me think ... NO!
28. Not now. Maybe in the next millennium.
29. You must be mistaking me for an idiot.
30. I don’t think so.
31. Poof!
32. I’d rather eat my mother’s mystery casserole!
33. No, it’s not my style.
34. No and get a life while you’re at it.
35. I’m on the way to the mall.
36. Did you just ask me to do drugs? I didn’t think so.
37. No, I don’t talk to strangers, stranger.
38. No, I’m already weird enough.
39. I prefer my brown eyes to your red ones.
40. My parents did, and look at them now.
41. No, I’ll violate my parole.
42. What part of "NO" don’t you understand?
43. I’ll say it sloooow for you, "nnnoooo."
44. How do they say "NO" on your planet?
45. No, I have a very busy schedule.
46. No, No, A thousand times, no.
47. No offense, but no.
48. Gee thanks, but I’m high on life.
49. No, somebody might see us.
50. No. Get it? Got it? Good.
51. No my imagination is good enough already.
52. No, if I want to look stupid, I’ll become a mime.
53. Let’s not go there.
54. No you might be an undercover cop.
55. No, I’ve got places to go, people to see.
56. No, in fact, NEVER.
57. Not tonight, I have a headache.
58. No, I like my brain the way it is.
59. No thanks, I might get kicked off the math team.
60. No, and that’s my final answer!
George Bonin is a columnist for The Times.
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