Global Q&A: ‘Is there pressure in your peer group to do drugs?’

Hofterup, Sweden Linnea Gustavsson, 16, Science Student: No, I personally don’t feel this pressure on me, but it depends who your friends are, and what kind of environment you are in. I know that some students feel this pressure.

In spite of differences in culture, young people all over the world can experience pressure to take drugs within different social circles. Epoch Times reporters from India to United States discovered this when they asked locals, “Is there pressure in your peer group to do drugs?”

Look for the Global Q&A column every week. Epoch Times correspondents interview people around the world to learn about their lives and perspectives on local and global realities. Next week’s global question, “What’s the best example you’ve seen of cooperation in your community?”