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Article: How to combat negative peer presure. (relationships).
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- Current Events, a Weekly Reader publication
- Article date:
- September 1, 2002
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Heather grew up with an older brother who had a drug and alcohol problem. She hated the person he had become. He had terrible mood swings, and it seemed he was always fighting with their parents. Although she could see the problems these drugs were causing, she still tried alcohol when she was 13.
"One night I went to a party," Heather explains. "Everyone there was drinking. Some kids were smoking dope, too. Though I had made up my mind not to make the same mistakes my brother made, my friends coaxed me into having some drinks. I kept wanting to say no, but I was also afraid of getting teased. It's not easy to say no to drugs and alcohol when you're in junior ...