Why Peer Pressure Can be a Killer

A lot of people start the path way to drug addiction as we all know, because their friends do it or because someone they admire does it. I will admit I started using drugs because I thought it would make me look cool. I wanted to fit in so badly somewhere because I never fit in in high school. Kids do stupid things we all know this but it rarely gets pointed out until someone gets hurt or even worse, dies.
The media puts a huge strain on mostly girls to stay looking young and being skinny. Some girls are naturally small but for others, the dieting and exercise isn't enough. We all know that drugs like meth and cocaine can make you lose a lot of weight fast so desperate kids and even adults will gobble them up desperate to be skinny so they will be noticed. At least that is what their mind tells them.
I read a story about an overweight 17 year old girl who's boyfriend broke up with her for a girl that was half her weight. When she asked why, he told her he didn't like "fat" girls and she needed to look like a model if she wanted him back. She was heart broken so in a desperate attempt to get skinny she found a drug dealer and bought meth. She started binge drinking to where she would throw up a lot. But she was doing meth any time she could afford it. Her parents were always at work and rarely saw her. One day they noticed she had lost a lot of weight and needed clothes that fit. She had dropped 50 pounds. She had been telling them she joined a gym and was spending her allowance on the membership. She had went up to the boy and he noticed her and then told her he liked her body now but she had got ugly so he didn't want her back. She went home that day and purposely overdosed on pills and alcohol. Her parents came home early to take her out and found her dead on the bathroom floor. It was her birthday.
Peer pressure can force people to do things that are wrong, that are harmful, and deadly. Some of us have the power to overcome it, some don't. Any person who is going to tell you you are not good enough for them or tells you you will only be cool if you do drugs or drink, is not a person who you should admire. I know sometimes it is hard not to follow them if you truly like someone but you have to think about the consequences. maybe you will become popular for a minute, maybe you will lose weight, maybe you will make a so called friend, but is it really worth your health, or even better, your life?