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Peer Pressure and Substance Abuse
Objective
In this lesson, you will
Introduction
➢ _________ ______________ — the ______________ of your friends and classmates on your
_______________ — may be an important factor in your ______________ ____________.
➢ Peer pressure can often be ______________, encouraging you to act in a way you normally would not.
▪ For example, you may feel pressured to __________, smoke, take illegal drugs, or engage in sexual
activity ___________ you’re _________.
➢ Peer pressure can be spoken or unspoken.
Peer pressure is not always bad.
o For example, ____________ ________ ______________ may lead to __________ ______________
between you and your friends so that you perform better at sports or other activities.
o Positive peer pressure may also _________ you from taking part in activities that are ______________
to your physical and mental health.
Spoken Peer Pressure
Occurs anytime one of your friends ________ you to
do something you’re not ________________ doing.
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Put Down: insulting people to get them to do
something they would rather not do
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Unspoken Peer Pressure
Can be harder to notice.
Sometimes you might __________ you need to
_______ a certain way to fit in and be accepted
by friends or people you think are “cool.” This is
________________ pressure, because no one
tells you _________________ what to do.