How Peer Pressure can lead teenagers to damage their bodies.
By: Nicole Saad
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We have been always in a situation of peer pressure in al kinds of things for example; drinking alcohol, smoking, bullying, cheating and many other things. In this article am gonna specify how drinking alcohol because of peer pressure, and how can damage your body.
Teenagers are always competing with their friends in every aspect, body image, who has more money, popularity, and many other situations. Teens just want to feel included, so they will do everything that the other kids want him/her to do.
We are used to seeing alcohol and cigarettes at parties, but do we are forced to drink or smoke? When you are in a party and you see all your friends grabbing a glass with alcohol you will, of course, grave one for you, because you don’t want to fill left out, you are not grabbing it for pleasure.
According to Darlene Taylor, peer pressure is 88 percent effective, whether it’s negative or positive. When it’s a positive pressure well it’s a good action because you are spreading out your good actions and emotion instead of influencing others to do bad things.
Alcohol and Cigarettes and to dangerous and can damage your body system in long and short terms. But there is something more dangerous that is drugs. Drugs are so addictive, once you inhale it turns you to an addict.
When you are so addicted to drugs it makes you a violent person who can damage others and also themselves. That’s why negative peer pressure can damage our body system and can risk our lives. Instead of following the bad steps of our friends, let’s start making good actions so more people can start doing good actions.
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Sources:
Secureteen.com. (2013). Is Poor Body Image Caused by Peer Pressure?.
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Taylor-Morgan, D. (2012). Peer pressure can be deadly for teenagers. [online]
The Exponent Telegram. Available at: https://www.wvnews.com/theet/news/peer-
pressure-can-be-deadly-for-teenagers/article_c6bf88a4-
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