Another question: what is PEER PRESSURE or (p.p.)?

Question

how is (p.p.) different when used to get one to take legal psychotropic medications to make them "feel better" then it is to get one to take these same medications illegally as street drugs just to "feel good"? If there is "no difference" or "a difference" in use by (p.p.) explain this. How are the mechanisms of (p.p.) involved in this, what are they? If you say that these drugs should not be taken like candy, nor prescribed like candy, is that the same as saying that no one should "ever" take any kind of medication for any real and honest scientifically reliable and valid disease like epilepsy, brain virus, or brain damage? What is the best way to explain this to get another to understand it when they say, "some people "do" need to take these", especially if it is a person with a loved one in trouble over these kinds of drugs, guilty or not. Is it an addiction, if so what do you do about it, even if a legal one? Why "jails" for some, and "get out of jail free tkts" for others?

Answer 1

..."they" all have Nike's and you have Wal-Marts... and until you get Nike's... you're out...

Answer 2

Too many questions, in this small space, but I'll try to answer some of them. Peer pressure is trying to get someone, usually a friend, to do something that they don't want to do. This can be a good, or a bad thing, depending on what the peer wants you to do. An individual with an addiction, if often better when sent to treatment, rather than jail. It isn't a "freebie" from the system. If they continue to illegally use drugs, the time will come when they'll have to do some serious jail time. Hope this helps some.

Answer 3

Peer pressure to take legal psychotropic medications would most likely happen because the person is need of them due to a unfortunate condition they have.

Peer pressure to take these same medications illegally just to feel good would most likely happen because the person is experimenting..... if there is no peer pressure then the person would most likely be a junkie...which both are bad.

So peer pressure to help someone who needs the medication due to a condition, I see as not being a problem. If they need it then they should take it to help stabilize them.

Unfortunately some of these drugs are addictive. So... what do you do? Let your loved ones condition get worse... or... help monitor how much and often they are taking, to help prevent the overuse of a possibly addictive drug.

If my girlfriend had a condition and a drug would help, then after looking into what the drug is, side effects, addictiveness and so on, I would most likely encourage her to take them if they helped stabilize her. This would be peer pressure and I see it as being ok.

Encouraging someone to take a drug they don't need is wrong. Peer pressure at its worst.

Answer 4

I understand where your going with this and its way beyond peer pressure.Sure peer pressure can make the weak do things they dont want,but then again Ridulin(a form of speed) was the messiah of A.D.D.,now there realizing maybe its not the best course of action,they now try to make it the last course of action,but the psychologists were peddling this,cause of its fast results,and Ive seen the parants of these kids get hooked on thier childs medication,and restuff the bottle with placebos,as far as the jails thats politics in the drug community

Answer 5

Money and prestige obtains the " get out of jail free tickets ". Poor people suffer even in trying to obtain legal drugs. Compare a homeless person with a celebrity : The poor stays in jail whereas the rich or "noted" could overdose and the fact be hidden.

Note: PLEASE one question at a time, or direct the lesser questions toward the main one. One has to figure your mind to glean the essence.

Answer 6

People have a problems with a divine standard: "loving neighbor as self". Society has double standards. some are allowed to make mistakes and are forgiven and others are required to do it right and are not forgiven for mistakes. Some people try to solve their problem of "not feeling good" because they are rejected for mistakes by illegal means, " street drugs" for which they risk consequences imposed by society. Other people try to solve their problem of "not feeling good" by trusting others to help them "feel better" in a way that society approves, but society has already designated them "not to feel good" because how can anyone feel good being rejected for mistakes. The legal drugs given are ineffective in solving the problem that they must do "it" right and render the person unable to remember why they don't "feel good." Either way, the problem of "not feeling good" doesn't get resolved.

God is the only person who doesn't have a double standard and will help any person to feel better.

By the way, taking society's prescribed drugs does have a penalty of "jail" involved. It is called a mental facility which removes the person from society and his own decision-making to complying with the "rules" of the facility and asking them for permission for what want.

Answer 7

the best way I can explain peer is this it when they want to get you to try something to see what the reaction would be to make themselves feel better. they want to know what will happen to you before they try it. they want to know if you have a bad reaction now keep in mind it is usually something illegally like drugs. which will in return get you locked up or dead. kids get hooked cause of friend it is our job as a parrent to tell them about drugs cause you don't need them.
people who have medical conditions should take there medicine like epilepsy, heart conditions and so on. I have epilepsy and I know I have to take my medicine or may have a seizure. plain and simple.

Answer 8

What in the world are you talking about? Peer pressure is pressure (psychological or physical) placed upon a person by his/her peers to behave or believe a certain way. Happens on this site all the time.

Answer 9

There is a psychological tendency in mammals (including humans) to want to be part of a community. One aspect of this design to belong includes the pressure to conform (at least as much as necessary) to the common behavior of that community.

In the context of social interaction, that's called peer pressure. The pressure to conform and behave like the rest of the group.

It really doesn't matter what the behavior is, or what it takes to conform.

Answer 10

Peer pressure is the force from a friend or co-employee when you know that it is illegal to do something but because you have an affinity with a person you tolerate it or force to do it.

Answer 11

Because prescribed medicines, like anti-depressants, have the stigma of being weak... that a person has no discipline to control their emotions. illegal drugs have the stigma of choice or being cool...