Question

Do you think friends can influence one to take alcohol/drugs? If yes, how may one protect himself/herself from such an influence.

Answer 1

Yes, this is a biggest fact that friends can influence one to take alcohol/drugs. Its peer pressure, or sometimes to compete in other way like coolness, smartness and modernisation, one get influenced with their friends and start taking drugs or alcohol as show off, but later can get addicted to this habit.

But this is really very injurious too get addicted to drugs or alcohol as one has to suffer with the related consequence of this bad habit. No friend will then can take his or her pain .

To overcome or to protect one from such an influence, the person need to have a strong will power to avoid the bad habits.

Secondly, general awareness about the severe health issues related to the drugs and alcohol consumption is one of the major step that can protect one from getting influenced with the friends pressure to take drugs or alcohol.