So, this is probably going to be the last post about teens I'm doing, there are other aspects of peer pressure out there. Anyways, according to a study done by the University of Michigan in 2008, around 32.4% of twelfth-graders in 2007 were using marijuana. (At their school, maybe, it doesn't really say.) However, this post is not about negative peer pressure, it's about positive peer pressure.
"According to the Partnership for a Drug-Free America Attitude Tracking Study, two-thirds of youth ages 13-17 say losing their parents' respect is one of the main reasons they don't smoke marijuana or use other drugs."
I pulled this quote out of the article for a specific reason, then bolded part of it for the same reason. The bolded part is an example of positive peer pressure, although parents may not be considered "peers" by most. It may be a parent-child relationship, but many teenagers, especially when they get to be around 15, start to view their parents more as equals than superiors. So, anyway, that's all the time I have for tonight, link to full article below.
http://parentingteens.about.com/od/marijuana/a/teensmarijuanadruguse.htm
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