Peer Pressure on Teen Drinking

        Many teens feel like an outsider and crave the feel of acceptance and want to be liked by their friends. This urge can be so strong that they involve themselves in drinking or drug use to help them make friends, fit in or be accepted. Teenage drinking and drug use may give kids an in with a desired clique because if the kids your teen wants to hang out with are drinking or doing drugs, they may feel like they need to do them as well. Also, kids may use drugs or drink to change their image. Some teens are under the influence and engage in teenage drinking as a way to change or uphold a reputation at school to one they see as more "dangerous" or "uneasy." Underage drinking occurs in social settings: According to SAMHSA’s National Survey on Drug Use and Health, among teenagers, aged 12 to 20 who had used alcohol in the past month, most (80.9 percent) were with two or more people the last time they drank alcohol. Teens may use alcohol to fit in when moving to a new school or town. According to whydrink.com, students who move to a new school are 56% more likely to drink and do drugs just so they can be accepted and have friends and not be secluded and lonely. Some kids perceive drugs or teenage drinking as a way to easily fit in and make friends in an unfamiliar environment. Everyday more and more teenagers all around the world die of alcohol poisoning; is it worth it? Is it worth you're life just to "fit in"  If you get pressured into doing anything by your so called "friends" then those friends aren't worth having! Live your life... Only got one! So why not make it out to the fullest? Stop drinking.