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A good strategy to avoid peer pressure to use tobacco is to (Select all that apply
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To avoid peer pressure to use tobacco, you can consider the following strategies:
1. **Stay Informed**: Educate yourself about the health risks and negative effects of tobacco use so you can confidently decline offers to use it.
2. **Practice Refusal Skills**: Develop and practice ways to say no politely but firmly. Phrases like "No thanks, I’m not interested" can be helpful.
3. **Choose Friends Wisely**: Surround yourself with friends who respect your choices and do not engage in tobacco use.
4. **Suggest Alternatives**: If social situations arise where tobacco is present, suggest alternative activities that do not involve tobacco.
5. **Be Confident**: Maintain self-confidence in your decision not to use tobacco. People are less likely to pressure you if they see you are secure in your choice.
6. **Seek Support**: Talk to trusted friends, family members, or counselors who can provide encouragement and support when you face peer pressure.
7. **Avoid High-Risk Situations**: Stay away from parties or gatherings where tobacco use is likely to occur.
8. **Educate Others**: Share your knowledge about the dangers of tobacco use with peers, which can sometimes influence their choices as well.
By utilizing these strategies, you can better resist peer pressure and make healthy choices.
1. **Stay Informed**: Educate yourself about the health risks and negative effects of tobacco use so you can confidently decline offers to use it.
2. **Practice Refusal Skills**: Develop and practice ways to say no politely but firmly. Phrases like "No thanks, I’m not interested" can be helpful.
3. **Choose Friends Wisely**: Surround yourself with friends who respect your choices and do not engage in tobacco use.
4. **Suggest Alternatives**: If social situations arise where tobacco is present, suggest alternative activities that do not involve tobacco.
5. **Be Confident**: Maintain self-confidence in your decision not to use tobacco. People are less likely to pressure you if they see you are secure in your choice.
6. **Seek Support**: Talk to trusted friends, family members, or counselors who can provide encouragement and support when you face peer pressure.
7. **Avoid High-Risk Situations**: Stay away from parties or gatherings where tobacco use is likely to occur.
8. **Educate Others**: Share your knowledge about the dangers of tobacco use with peers, which can sometimes influence their choices as well.
By utilizing these strategies, you can better resist peer pressure and make healthy choices.