Justify the statement "Prevention is better than cure".
The age old adage of "Prevention is better than cure" holds true because habits such as smoking, taking drug or alcohol are more likely to be taken up at a young age, more during adolescence. Hence, it is best to identify the situations that may push an adolescent towards use of drugs or alcohol, and to remedial measures well in time.
In this regard, the parents and the teachers have a special responsibility.
Parenting that combines with high levels of nurturance and consistent discipline, has been associated with lowered risk of substance (alcohol/drug/tobacco) abuse
In persons addicted to alcohol, the liver gets damaged because it
The outline structure of a drug is given below.
$(a)$ Which group of drugs does this represent ?
$(b)$ What are the modes of consumption of these drugs ?
$(c)$ Name the organ of the body which is affected by consumption of these drugs.
Cirrhosis of liver is caused by the chronic intake of
Narcotic drugs
‘Bhang' and ‘Ganja' are