While Australia has a relatively low rate of smoking compared to the rest of the world, sometimes wanting to fit in can take priority over health.

“Peer pressure may cause some teenagers to engage in harmful or dangerous behaviours such as smoking, drinking alcohol or using illegal drugs – just to name a few.” What’s more, said ...

Smoking is one of those habits that people pick up for different reasons; stress, peer pressure, or just curiosity. At first, it may seem harmless, just a puff here and there. But over time ...

The healthiest option is not to smoke or vape The first thing to remember is that although vaping has been suggested as a way to help adults quit smoking ... what's known as peer pressure.

Sometimes when we are faced with a decision, it is clear to us what the right thing to do is. But at other times, we may struggle to decide whether or not we should do something, although we may ...

Pupils are being encouraged to resist peer pressure around vaping in a course offered at a school. The course at Bridgwater ...

This review addresses peer group influences on adolescent smoking with a particular focus on recently published longitudinal studies that have investigated the topic. Specifically, we examine the ...

Peer pressure and neighborhood conditions, not government policy, will largely dictate whether Japanese people will continue wearing facemasks or abandon the protection from COVID-19, according to ...