As a child of alcoholics I accepted others drinking as the norm. Although I did not pass the sins of my upbringing on my own child, who is now 30 years old I do not drink and neither does my daughter, but her father, my ex-husband does. Guess that's one reason I'm not married to him anymore. He also did cocaine back in the early 80's. I did it out of peer pressure, never liking the stuff, went along with the crowd. Until my ex started seeing and hearing people and things that were not there. That was it for me. I flushed the stuff down the toilet and rebuilt my life and circle of friends. He sold the stuff and it was shoved under my nose constantly. I just said NO. I divorced him only to end up back with him because of the child. I did not allow drugs int he house. He kept his product in a storage unit. That was 26 years ago. I finally divorced him again and left town to get away from him. Then 8 years ago he 'turned' my daughter on to cocaine along with her boyfriend. Another crack addict was born. Not my daughter, her boyfriend. To this day he struggles with his addiction. She's moved on. I can only say by my example my daughter was able to relate to the 'straight' parent who set the example by just saying NO.Alcohol, pills, cocaine, crack all addictive drugs with alcohol as a gateway drug since it is legal and obtainable. Myself, married four times, three husbands, all drank and two did cocaine and crack. I do none of the above so addicts love me, they don't have to share their drugs