Natalie's Mom Believes That Peers Influence Each Other to Use

Natalie's mom believes that peers influence each other to use drugs and spend time partying rather than studying. Given what you know about adolescent peer relationships, is this true?

A) Natalie's mom is wrong-an adolescent's decision to engage in or abstain from illegal drug use is based on her relationship and conversations with her parents, not peers.
B) Natalie's mom is right-peers are overwhelmingly more likely to exert a negative influence, such as encouraging drug use, than a positive influence, such as valuing academic achievement.
C) Natalie's mom is wrong-peers are likely to exert positive, but not negative, influences on each other.
D) Natalie's mom is sort of right-adolescents exert both positive and negative influences on each other.