There are many Biblical characters whose example we should follow. Think for instance what Daniel and his friends had to deny because it was against their religious principles. The food and wine was most probably consecrated to the gods of Babylon. Young people have to make a lot of choices. You can choose not to use drugs, not to get aids, not to sin against God and other people.
Friends play an important role in a young persons life.
Daniel called on his friends to pray for and with him in order to lay out the dream of the king. Daniel and his friends were in a foreign country with a foreign religion. They were confronted by danger, death, a blazing furnace and hungry lions, but they stood steadfast in their faith in the saving power of the living God they believed in and followed. They continued to serve him faithfully under difficult circumstances. One of the highest priorities in youth ministry and for parents should be to encourage their young people to develop Christian friendships.