There's no doubt that teens do risky things around their peers.

But just how much influence do those peers have over your teen's use of substances?

Can you do anything about the bad influences your teen is hanging out with?

What factors do you need to consider?

What about your influence? Can you counteract the influence your teen's peers have on them?

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Episodes Mentioned:

175, 176, 177 and 178 (previous episodes in the Teens and Substance Use series)

130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, and 137 (fundamentals of parenting teens series)

104, 106, 108, 110 (Connection series)

130, 131, 132 (episodes about the Teen Brain)

Sources, Resources, and Mentions:

Perceptions of peer and parental attitudes towards substance use and actual adolescent substance use: The impact of adolescent-confidant relationships

Parental Influence on Substance Use in Adolescent Social Networks

Friends, attachment and substance use in adolescence

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