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Reality Check Facts About Alcohol Too Much, Too Soon, Too Risky Meet Your Expectations Peer Pressure The Right To Resist Real Life
Do you think drinking a sports drink will make you a better athlete? What about if you wear the coolest new hair gel—will everyone stop and check you out?

These are examples of expectations—what we think will happen. We get expectations about lots of things from lots of sources, including friends, family, celebrities, and advertising.


Everyone has expectations when they think about trying something new, but will those things really happen? Sometimes expectations are right on, but often they are totally off, especially when you're talking about alcohol.

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