The Effects of Peer Pressure and DrugsAnalysisPeer pressure is undeniably preventable in adolescent development. There are many types of peer pressure. These types include: Individual, direct and indirect. What is this? Individual peer pressure can be explained as personal pressure. In other words, it is pressure that comes from within oneself. Being and feeling different from a group of friends or a certain clique can lead to difficulty, stress, and insecurity. What does this look like? You can radically change the way you dress, your music, the way you behave and the way you speak. Common ways of trying to fit in include experimenting with drugs that one does not fully understand, which can cause further emotional damage. Another type of peer pressure is direct peer pressure. What is this? Direct peer pressure can be when an individual or group of people speaks to the person and tells them what to do, be, and say. This is an act of intimidation. The last and final type of peer pressure is indirect peer pressure. This type of peer pressure is not always obvious and can be the most common and damaging of the three. It's common to have different groups of friends, especially in the diverse world we live in today. There is a common saying “You are who you surround yourself with”. One can begin to conform to the actions of others without being directly influenced or influenced individually, and before we know it, a dangerous path begins. Who is affected by peer pressure? This varies depending on age, but more often than not, when a child leaves home and begins attending school full-time, it marks an important moment in their life and will prove to show who and what... middle of paper..... .References1.) Companions in Crime: The Social Aspects of Criminal ConductBy Mark Warr2.) Jaslow, R. (August 22, 2012). Investigation: “Digital peer pressure” fueling drug and alcohol use among high school students. Retrieved from http://www.cbsnews.com/news/survey-digital-peer-pressure-fueling-drug-alcohol-use-in-high-school-students/3.) Kampf, D. (2011). Does peer pressure strongly influence students? | Daily Life - Global Post. Retrieved from http://everydaylife.globalpost.com/peer-pression-highly-influence-students-11212.html4.) Lehrer, M. (August 9, 2009). Do parents count? - American scientist. Retrieved from http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/parents-peers-children/5.) Juvonen, Jaana. (1996).Social motivation: understanding children's school adjustment.6.) Vega, William A. (1998) Drug use and ethnicity in early adolescence.