Socialising is an aspect of several commitments, you can meet new people, some interesting, few boring, some cool guys and others simple, a person can be influenced by any of the quality and tries to become a reflection of others, in spite of that youth also involve in certain activities which makes them attracting like drinking, smoking, etc just to survive in a particular society

 I think it can have a part in what they face.

 Yes, peer pressure is a huge factor in how kids handle their day to day lives, but it also comes from parents who do not tend to their children and let them run rampant to do as they wish, even push their kids out there to do some of these things.

 I do agree as a teen myself there are pressures everyday to fit in and it really depends on the friends you make on your first few years or maybe even on the first day you tend to do what they do its not really a pressure thing its more a do what they do free choice thing...as for smoking a lot of my friends smoke but they have never ever told me to smoke...they offer out of genorosity but not as a "take it or go away" offer. Its really up to that person whether or not deep down they want to do the things that life throws at them.

 I believe it applies to everyone, because we as a species are very social making our interactions important not only to ourselves, but to others as well. Quite often teenagers can feel isolated and left with no choice - the circumstances almost coaxing them into doing things they might be averse to. Despite that, peer pressure isn't always negative. I've just done my exams (GCSE's in Britain) and I've found that my friends have helped motivate me so much and I them that I don't what I would have done with them. It really depends on the community we live in.

 There has always been peer pressure.

 Ii think this i often true,not always but mostly.i mean, if you had no one offer it to you, most people wouldn't take it? But that's just my opinion