Why Do Children Choose To Use Drugs?
Children care a lot about what other children think. Sometimes the desire to be popular or “cool” can lead children to do things that are dangerous. When children try to make other children do something they shouldn’t like use alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs, it’s called negative peer pressure. Peer pressure can be positive too. Positive peer pressure is when children encourage each other to do things that are good for them, such as joining school clubs, studying for tests, or learning good ways to say “no” to negative peer pressure.
