Anonymous Caller Drinking/smoking Recently, it seems as if many more of my friends are smoking or drinking. As we're all in high school, it's kind of illigal... (the smoking laws are really weird, and are so full of loopholes that I won't get into them). Well, the point of this is that in my past I've had many... bad experiances with drinking and smoking, both with other friends, and in my family. I guess I'm sort of looking for advice on how to convince poeple that they're habits are ill-concived, whilst still keeping them as my friends. I mean, just becuase they've picked up a bad habit or two doesn't make them bad people. Solid Snake Well, just the acts of smoking and drinking aren't bad. They may be a bit more prone to being used and abused but like anything, if they take moderation and know the true consequences of their actions, then it's just their choice. Maybe since they're underage, they think smoking and drinking won't harm them much because they'll still believe they're invincible... If that's the case, you might want to take them to a senior citizen clinic and find someone who's been smoking for the past 50 years and show them what smoking does to the human body. Solid Snake Smoking can cause throat and lung cancer... drinking can cause liver cancer. I used to do both... but now... my smokes are more for luck than anything. It's hard enough fighting off Metal Gears... I wouldn't dare try it hacking up half a lung. It also takes the stealth out of stealth missions when you have smoker's lung. They can hear you... and smell you coming a mile away.