Facts about peer pressure Adolescents are influenced by the experiences and relationships they have in their community with family and peers. Peer pressure is a very harsh tool that friends and peers use to convince them to smoke, drink or use other drugs. It is a social institution that changes the behaviors of adolescents by making them indulge in risky behaviors such as drugs. Peer Pressure on Tobacco Use: Some studies indicate that 55% of tobacco use is influenced by peer pressure and seeing people around you doing it all the time. Most student smokers on campuses and elsewhere in the world constitute people who snub the normal moral values ​​established by families and society, but are happy to strictly obey and conform to the values ​​of their peer group. Teachers report that peer pressure can more subtly influence everything from appearance and language to grade range. Students sometimes reject their own academic work to fit in with people who constantly do it. With peer pressure comes addiction, if you try a drug and you like it, you won't want to stop doing it and this will cause lifelong addiction problems. Although some parents think peer pressure is the reason teens try or consistently use drugs, 79% say they only do it because it makes them “feel good,” 69% say it helps them forget all their problems. The average age of teenage girls drinking is just 13, according to studies by the CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics, it is the most common drug used from ages 12 to 17. When teenagers experiment with drugs or alcohol, this could become a problem and a bad habit, and when teenagers do this every day is when their levels of p...... middle of paper..... .r are actually much higher. Peer pressure is a risky situation that could occur in anyone's life, it is not something anyone should face. No one should be forced to do something they don't want to do, even if they know it's not that bad. Trying something you like, you will want to do it again and again, and this will lead to addiction. As children grow, develop, and enter early adolescence, involvement with peers and the attraction of peer identification increases. Some teens give in to peer pressure because they want to feel appreciated by their peers, to fit in, or because they fear that other kids will make fun of them if they don't get along with the group. Taking risks can feel really fun and exciting – and some risks can be good for you. The trick is to take those chances that give you something new or make you a better person.