prevention and control of drugs/ alchol abuse.

the age old adage of " prevention is better than cure " holds true also. it is also true that 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 situation that may push an adolescent towards use of drugs or alcohol, and to take to take 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 mentioned here would be particularly useful for prevention and control of alcohol and drugs among adolescents.

1. avoid undue peer pressure : every child his/her own choice and personality , which should be respected and nurtured.a child should not be pushed unduly to perform beyond his / her threshold limits, be it studies sports or other activities .
2. education and counselling : educating and counselling him / her to face the problem and stresses, and to accept disappointments and failures as part of life. it would also be worthless to channelise the child energy into healthy pursuits like sports , readings, music, yoga and other extracurricular activities.
3. seeking help from parents and peers :help from parents and peers should be sought immediately so that they can guide appropriately . help may even be sought form close and trusted friends.
4. looking for danger signs : alert parents and teachers need to look for identify the danger signs discussed above.even friends if they find someone using drugs or alcohol, should not hesitate to bring this to the notice of parents or teachers in the best interest of person concerned.
5. seeking professional and medical help : a lot of help is available in the form of highly qualified phychologists, phychiatrists and deaddiction and rehabilitation programmes to help individual who have unfortunately got in quagmire of drug/ alcohol abuse .