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.
Type of Peer Pressure
How it might influence a person's behavior
Statement
I'm shy. Drinking at parties helps me
open up to people.
I started using marijuana because all
my friends do. If I don't, they will call
me a wimp.
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.
Alcohol makes me spontaneous and
funny, which makes people like me.
My friends used to hang out after
school and drink. They told me that if I
wasn't drinking I couldn't join them.
All the "cool" kids in school smoke.
My friend said, "Crack is not addictive,
and we can quit anytime we want!"
I don't want to be the only one not
drinking at a party
I can't dance unless I'm drunk