Read the statements below and complete the table with the following information: Think about which type of peer pressure the statements fall into. Label each type as put down, reasoning, rejection, or unspoken pressure.
Then add your own ideas about how each statement might influence a person's behavior concerning substance abuse.

Statement
1. I’m shy. Drinking at parties helps me open up to people.

2. I started using marijuana because all my friends do. If I don’t, they will call me a wimp.

3. I have promised my parents that I won’t smoke, but my friend convinced me that what they don’t know won’t hurt them.

4. Alcohol makes me spontaneous and funny, which makes people like me.

5. My friends used to hang out after school and drink. They told me that if I wasn’t drinking I couldn't join them.

6. All the “cool” kids in school smoke.

7. My friend said, “Crack is not addictive, and we can quit anytime we want!”

8. I don’t want to be the only one not drinking at a party.

9. I can't dance unless I’m drunk.