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Friends are the most often-utilized source for adolescent access to cigarettes. Approximately 69% of adolescent current smokers reported past 30-day access to cigarettes through friends.11. Philip Morris USA Youth Smoking Prevention (2007). Teenage Attitudes and Behavior Study - 2006 Results. You are in the best place to help guide your kids as they struggle with peer pressure, examine their options, and gradually become mature, independent thinkers.

About Youth Smoking & Peers

Kids today feel social pressure in countless ways, from clothing and music choices to risky areas such as drugs, sex and smoking. Find out more about how peer pressure can influence your child's decision and what you can do as a parent. More

Insight & Tools

Here are some tools to help your child handle social pressure, as well as insights into how peer pressure works. More

Teach Kids to Think on Their Feet

Resisting peer pressure takes practice. These activities could help prepare your child for tough situations. More

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Facts At a Glance

Kids who have friends that smoke are more often smokers themselves compared to kids whose friends do not smoke.22. Philip Morris USA Youth Smoking Prevention (2007). Teenage Attitudes and Behavior Study - 2006 Results.