Prevention

Drums, not Drugs.

Sometimes all that it takes is one letter. One small change, one tiny difference and we have a totally different word. Teens are faced with so many opportunties to experiment with drugs and alcohol, and the temptation is greater due to the increased peer group pressure experienced during the teenage years. The fact is that ...

What’s happening to our friendship?

Rachel used to be my closest friend, but things have changed a lot recently and I don’t know how to deal with it. She and I are both in the same eleventh grade class at school. Our families have been friends since before we were born! Rachel and I used to hang out together at ...

Peer Pressure – Are You Being Influenced?

If there is one inescapable aspect of being a teenager, it is peer group pressure. We have all either experienced it, or will do so at some time in our lives. It doesn’t matter what religion or ethnic community we belong to, or which country we live in. Peer pressure is universal. It can mean ...

Peer Pressure – The Blame Game?

“He made me do it!” “All my friends are doing it.” Do these excuses sound familiar? After all, it’s much easier to play “The Blame Game.” than to accept responsibility for our own actions. Especially when there are negative consequences! And if we are going to get into trouble, well, we don’t want to have ...

Peer Pressure

Peer pressure is the need teens feel to conform to the group of friends with whom they socialize. It can influence the type of clothes they wear, what music they listen to and what types of behavior they engage in, including risk taking behavior such as taking drugs, drinking alcohol, smoking and engaging in sex. ...