Peer Pressure and Choosing to Drink Think About It

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David and Julie are excited but nervous about their invitation to a party hosted by "the cool kids." Sharing his thought process with viewers, David describes an elevated heart rate and feelings of...

David and Julie are excited but nervous about their invitation to a party hosted by "the cool kids." Sharing his thought process with viewers, David describes an elevated heart rate and feelings of being a social outcast, laughed at because he and Julie don't drink. David allows a subtle form of peer pressure to take control, with tragic results. In this dramatization the potential consequences of choosing to drive while intoxicated are played out. In a separate segment, a psychiatrist explains how the adolescent brain manages emotions and decision-making in a social context, differences between how boys and girls express this, and the importance of good role models for teens.

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