• Peer Pressure is when a certain individual is
forced or intimidated by a majority, to do or
commit and act in order to feel like they fit in
around their friends.
• Peer Pressure takes place all over the country, it
mainly takes place in Middle Schools and High
Schools. It also takes place at parties where there
may be alcohol and drugs. At these parties kids may
be pressured into drinking and doing drugs, or other
things that could lead to trouble. Statistics show that
one - third of teenage males feel pressure from their
friends to have sex
• The main cause of Peer Pressure is an
individuals desire to fit in.
• Little family support can cause one to
feel left out, so in order to feel wanted
they give in to their friends and
sometimes make the wrong choices.
• 41% of teens are pressured into drinking
alcohol and doing drugs.
• Teens with a limited amount of boundaries
and rules at home are more likely to give in to
peer pressure than those teens with strict
rules and expectations.
• Teens don’t expect their peers to respect
them if they stand up for themselves,
therefore they succumb to peer pressure.
• If you don’t respect yourself then its easier to
give in to your friends.
• Peer Pressure comes in many different forms.
• People can pressure their friends into having sex, 23% of Females
feel Pressure from their friends to have sex.
• Alcohol, Drug, and Smoking abuse are the most common types of
Peer pressure, The Canadian Lung Association found that 70
percent of teens who smoke have friends who smoke or started
smoking because of peer pressure.
• According to the Underage Research Drinking Initiative, two-thirds
of 10th graders and two-fifths of 8th graders have tried alcohol.
• The Monitoring the Future Survey from the same initiative found
that approximately 30 percent of 8th graders have used illicit drugs.
• If you are pressured into drinking alcohol or doing drugs there
are many severe consequences. Addictions and terrible habits
can emerge from there abuses.
• As you get older your health may fail due to the abuse you put
your body through as a youth. Diseases like cancer, liver
failure and brain disorders can emerge from drinking or doing
drugs.
• These disorders, that all result from the poisons you put into
your body due to Peer Pressure won’t just effect you, but it
very well could effect you loved ones as well, both mentally
and physically.
• Peer Pressure isn't only negative, there are positive aspects of
it as well.
• Peer Pressure can help you adopt good habits as a youth,
which will stay with you and help you in life.
• Your friends and others around you can helpfully pressure you
into achieving your goals, and making you strive to be the best
person you could possible be.
• Giving up bad habits could help you become a better person,
both physically and mentally.
• Your attitude could change drastically.
• Be the first person your child comes to when it comes
to Drugs, Drinking, and Smoking.
• Let your Teen make you the scapegoat, this means that
your teen can say that their parents don’t allow them
to do a certain thing, or that their parents would be
mad at them if they did that.
• Be available for your teen, this means that they should
feel comfortable to ask you about certain things, and
by doing this you can help them come up with a better
solution then the one they would think of alone.
• 30% of teens are offered Drugs in High School
and Middle School due to Peer Pressure.
• 3.1 Million American Teens Smoke due to Peer
Pressure.
• There are 5,000 Suicides every year due to
Peer Pressure.
• 32.2% of teens tried their first alcoholic
beverage before the age of 13 due to Peer
Pressure.
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