Some things a teen can to do handle peer pressure include:

• Decide before you get into a situation what your values and standards are

• Choose good friends who share your values. Good friends use positive peer pressure

• Avoid situations where people are doing things you don't want to do.

• Think about your reasons for doing things: Are they good reasons? Are you being true to yourself and your values? Think about what the consequences will be of your decisions and actios, such as if and activity might harm your health or get you into trouble.

• Practice ways to say no- come up with excuses if necessary, such as that you dont want to get in trouble, damage your body or mind, ior risk blowing your involvement in sports or acedemics.

• Talk to your parents or a trusted adult, come up with a code word you can use to let the adult know that you need help geeting out of a bad situation but can't talk about it.