And that is the problem, kids know people who tried it and nothing happened. They do not believe what the authorities are saying, and that is the danger.
Addiction is very complex. Some people get addicted easily, others not. Also as the drugs are never pure, and you never know how impure they are, it is easy to think that if you try it once and you are OK, you can do it it again, and timing has also something to do with it, I suspect.
It is similar with cigarettes; the companies deliberately had high levels of nicotine in the brands that were marketed to young people, and once they got hooked they kept smoking. I smoked for many years on occasional basis; I might have a cigarette when I went out, and then nothing for weeks or even months. I stopped totally to have a baby, and never started again, until about decade later when my ex did something very nasty and hurtful, not just to me but also to my daughter, and I was absolutely frantic and went to talk to a friend, who offered me a cigarette. It was Winfield, the brand marketed to kids, and I was hooked for about 6 months. I tried to give up, but every time I went somewhere where people smoked I relapsed. In the end I just stopped cold turkey, and after few weeks the craving stopped. I was about 36 at that time and never felt even tempted to light up again, on the contrary, after my chemo (10 year later) I find it difficult to be in the room where people smoke.
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Voltaire: “Those Who Can Make You Believe Absurdities, Can Make You Commit Atrocities” .
