Peer pressure is notable among high school teenagers. Peer pressure occurs when a teenager wants to be accepted by people his own age. This is why peer pressure is very common in high school students. You might think that peer pressure only affects a teenager involved in a large group of friends rather than a smaller group of friends, this is because peer pressure can come from one or more friends. On the other hand, sometimes the peer pressure a teen feels comes from the teen himself. Once a teenager sees his friends doing something or engaging in something, he wants to get involved too. Some may wonder what kind of peer pressure is the worst, the kind that comes from When a teenager goes out with friends, he or she might think that going out will be good, clean fun. If you're involved with the wrong group of people, there's almost never any point in having clean fun. When outside without adult supervision, a teenager is in his most vulnerable state. The reason he is vulnerable is because the teenager has no one to tell him "No" while the group of friends are out might say "Let's stop at the party for just a second". Even if a teenager knows that going to the party is wrong, he doesn't want to be left out, so he goes anyway. Once at the party, a teenager may be offered a drink again, the teenager doesn't want to be left out, so he takes it. The teenager was only offered the drink, the teenager's friends did not force him to drink it, when he takes that drink the peer pressure a teenager feels comes from within the teenager. Peer pressure that comes from within a teenager could be a factor in peer pressure being the main reason why teenagers drink. According to Web MD “By the end of high school, 71% of teens will have tried alcohol, but far fewer will drink to get drunk” (Barker). Additionally, in a study conducted in 2010, “27% of students said they had been drunk in the past year.” This statistic has declined since 1997, when 40% said they had gotten drunk in the past year. Although statistics have decreased over the years, teen alcohol use caused by peer pressure is still a problem. At any given time, these many factors can lead a teenager to feel pressured into cheating. In high school a teenager should have fun, but also get good grades. When a teenager has to keep up their grades but also have fun it causes stress for the teenager. Stress can cause a lot of peer pressure for a teenager. For example, let's say exam week is approaching for a teenager, but there is a big party at a football player's house and for the first time ever the teenager has been invited to this party. The teen wants to go, but knows he must get an A on his math exam to pass the class. The teen also knows that none of his friends were invited and would like him to go so they can ask him what's up. Teenage friends know that he or she must get an A on the test. Teenage friends tell him to go to the party where they will study and the teen can just sit next to his friends and cheat. Knowing that cheating is wrong, the teen decides to go to the party and rely on his friends to get an A. The peer pressure the teen feels comes from the teen's group of friends, even though they might be a good group which they put pressure on