take the sh^t you're on

[...] Less than 10% of the people who use the [recreational] drugs you use ever keep using them.

I'm missing some context, but it sounds like Steve is scolding Ben that the drugs Ben uses are not very addictive, so he shouldn't feel too proud for being able to quit them.

Steve: You going to open the wine?
Ben: You can have some. There's a glass in the...
Steve: Oh, Jesus. Don't be so proud of yourself. You know like less than 10% of the people who even take the *** you're on ever stay on it.
Ben: I defer to your drug expertise.
Steve: Why did you fall in love with her and ruin everything for me? [this is actually the beginning of another topic]

In the other forum where you posted this question , it was partly answered, with a request for more context, even before you posted it here.

Hmm. Steve imagines that Ben is being sanctimonious, either because:

• Ben uses drugs, and Steve thinks Ben is being a hypocrite for refusing another kind intoxicant (wine); or
• Steve thinks that the drugs/alcohol Ben uses are easily quit, so Ben refusing wine is no great accomplishment.

Probably a bit of both. There's a lot left for the reader to interpret here, but it d

fivejedjonIn the orhr forum where you posted this question , it was partly answered, with a request for more context, even before you posted it here.

Some people post the exact same questions in other forums, and either take the first response they get, or see if they can get similar answers, testing our credibility.
I tend to have a negative attitude towa

Thanks a lot.

I would guess that Ben is taking some medication that requires him to abstain from alcohol, and Steve is telling him that most people who try that medication don't continue using it. It's just a guess.

@khoff: Yes, that's also a good guess.