In your view what motivates youngsters to take to alcohol or drugs and how can this be avoided?
Human have probably been using mind – affecting drugs since time immemorial. The root cause of addiction of man to drugs, smoking and drinking has been due to his inability to make mental adjustments with stresses and strains, drudgery and extreme misery in daily life. As a temporary measure, to combat these adverse situations and to have a certain degree of mental relaxation, humans have been making an extensive use of stimulants, depressants and hallucinogens. Stimulants generally speed up body process, and depressants slow them. Hallucinogens can alter a person's thoughts, feelings, and perception.
In preventing drug abuse, the role of parents
could be:
(i)Communicate openly with the children, listen to their problems patiently and teach them how to handle the problems.
(ii)Take interest in children's activities and their friends circle.
(iii)Set an example for children by not taking drugs or alcohol.
(iv)Keep track of prescribed drugs in home.
(v)Learn as much as possible about drugs.
What are the various public health measures, which you would suggest as safeguard against infectious diseases?
What is the mechanism by which the AIDS virus causes deficiency of immune system of the infected person?
What are the various routes by which trans-mission of human immunodeficiency virus takes place?
In your view what motivates youngsters to take to alcohol or drugs and how can this be avoided?
The following are some well-known abbreviations, which have been used in this chapter. Expand each one to its fall form:
(a)MALT (b) CMI
(c)AIDS (d)NACO
(e)HIV
Discuss with your teacher what does ‘a suitable gene' means, in the context of DNA vaccines.
Differentiate the following and give examples of each
(a)Innate and acquired immunity
(b)Active and passive immunity
Hovy does the transmission of each of the following diseases take place?
(a)Amoebiasis (b) Malaria
(c)Ascariasis (d) Pneumonia
Why is that once a person starts taking alcohol or drugs, it is difficult to get rid of this habit? Discuss it with your teacher.
Do you think that friends can influence one to take alcohol/drugs? If yes, how may one protect himself/herself from such an influence?