Parents and teachers nag on and on about how you mustn't crumble under peer pressure. But do they really remember how difficult it is to be gutsy enough to say, "No, I'm not going to do that," without looking like a loser goody-two-shoes? We have the definitive guide to how to stay cool under the heat.

Cigarettes and Alcohol
Has stumbling about and feeling sick ever been hip? Or has stinking like an ash-tray and having orange fingers ever been sexy? I think the universal answer has to be no. So, when the inevitable time comes that you're pushed to have a drop of alcohol or a puff of a cancer stick, do the intelligent thing. Look around you carefully - do the others really look like they're enjoying it? Doubtful. I bet they're trying to disguise the disgust on their faces. Secretly they'll probably envy your willpower. First off, say 'No thanks,' firmly and turn away. If you get grief, we have a few answers that are guaranteed to get you a laugh - and not at your own expense.

Clever Comebacks:

• "It won't kill me? Oh silly me! I didn't realise these were the special brand of non-disease causing cigarettes / alcohol!"
• "Oh I didn't realise Eau De Fag Butt was in this season!"
• "Drinking's cool? I'd like to hear you say that later when you're making close friends with a toilet bowl."
• "Have you ever seen your parents drunk? Cringeworthy isn't it... but you actually want to look like that?!"

Daredevil Games
You're playing truth or dare and the dares are getting gradually more ridiculous. The pressure to do wildly idiotic things like trespass onto private property is hotting up. Again, simply say 'No thanks', but if the ringleaders persist in bullying you into it, use our quips.

Clever Comebacks:

• "I'm a coward? Hmmm... I'll remember that when they're carrying you off on a stretcher."
• Hand them your mobile phone and say, "It's the local police station - asking how you want your eggs done in the morning."
• "I'm not so desperate to look cool that I'll say 'how high' when others say 'jump'. Whereas you.... oh dear, you're on a one-way train to Loserville."