Why it is important to learn how to evaluate and respond to peer pressure? Please do your own words and I will give brainliest :)

How we perceive and respond to peer pressure is closely linked with the choices we make, how we develop, and our wellbeing. When we don't know how to respond to peer pressure it can lead us to do things that aren't right for us or our situation. It's important to reflect on your own personal values and preferences and make decisions based on those rather than pressure. Often situations of peer pressure include things like sex, drugs, and all the vices of human beings. These are very pleasurable things in the moment, but obviously they can have serious lifelong consequences like STDs, unwanted pregnancy, and drug addiction.