Oh DARE, I remember that! I think that did more bad than good to be honest, I don't know if it's still a part of education now?

Yeah I felt it too and unfortunately succumbed to it in my early teens, I drank pretty heavily and smoked weed a lot. I tried a few other things too, LSD, ecstasy and Magic Mushrooms.

I think when you are educated about drugs and know about the certain affects if you do end up feeling down they pop up in your brain as a possible 'release' and curiosity ofc, well that's how I felt it was with me anyway.
I don't do any of that anymore it's hard though, I'm at university now and there's a lot of culture around drugs particular when you go on nights out etc which sometimes makes it difficult. Alcohol is the only thing I can sometimes still end up having a problem with If I don't moderate.

None of my family are drug users though and my mum doesn't even drink alcohol so it's interesting considering whether there is a thing as 'predisposition' to drugs outside of having a family history in it.