Why do I drink & smoke? :
Why do I drink & smoke? Alcohol Tobacco Drinking under pressure from others, especially friends
Out of curiosity, experimentation.
To show their masculinity.
To get rid of problems.
To overcome loneliness.
To get sleep and relief from tension.
To gain courage. Extraordinary success
Smartness and virility
Concentration
Manliness and female emancipation
Courage and daring activities
Ruggedness
Myths about alcohol :
Alcohol stimulates a person to become livelier.
People who become aggressive and violent after alcohol use cannot control their behaviour because it is caused by alcohol’s action on the brain.
Alcohol helps people forget their problems.
Alcohol is a good way to cope up with cold weather.
Beer is not “hard liquor”, so it can be consumed safely.
“If your friends are drinking, you have to drink to have a good time with them”. Myths about alcohol
Practice ways of saying ‘No’ to alcohol. :
It is necessary to develop very clear “Do’s and Don’ts” related to alcohol and to follow them.
Need to think and take decisions beforehand to keep away from drinking.
Realise that there can be "have fun" without consuming alcohol
Communication skills to convince friends that it is not necessary for anybody to drink alcohol or take other substances. Practice ways of saying ‘No’ to alcohol.
Smoking & Chewing Tobacco :
Tobacco has 4000 chemicals in it
One Indian dies every 10 second
More than 90% start Tobacco habit in their adolescence.
Everyday 55,000 new children in India are falling into tobacco habit
ach drag on a cigarette exposes your lungs to 43 chemicals we know that cause Cancer!
Smoking causes 87% of all lung cancer.
Chewing tobacco is 24% to 30% higher health hazardous
Each puff reduces the life span by 5 sec. Affects Heart, Lungs, Blood vessels, fertility and can cause cancer. Smoking & Chewing Tobacco
Health Problems :
Gastro intestinal system
Liver
Pancreas
Central nervous system
Cardio vascular system
Cancer
Weak immune system
Fetal alcohol syndrome Health Problems
Victims – Gudakhu,Pan,Alcohol & Smomikg :
Victims – Gudakhu,Pan,Alcohol & Smomikg
Use Life Skills: Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Coping with Stress, Coping with Emotions and Communication Skills. :
BETTER NOT START THAN SAY “NO” TO THESE Use Life Skills: Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Coping with Stress, Coping with Emotions and Communication Skills.