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Peer Pressure Lead to drug treatment center

Young people feel the greatest pressure to use drugs primarily from their peers. Unfortunately, this pressure is often reinforced through popular culture, creating the mistaken belief that everyone is doing it and that drug treatment center is cool and free of consequences. This social norm effect creates the mistaken belief among some young peopleand sometimes even their parentsthat more kids use drugs than actually do. In the past year, the majority of 12-to 17-year-olds talked at least once with one or more parents about the dangers of substance abuse. These discussions were helpful: rates of current substance use were lower for youths who did talk with parents than for those who did not.

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