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Activities
There may be the consumption of drugs, alcohol and tobacco around you in
your locality. Discuss the activities you need to do to prevent and control such
bad practices.
Summary
- The substances which affect human sensitivity, feelings and psychology/
sentiment spoiling the abilities of understanding, memorizing and thinking are
called drugs.
- The consumption of liquid substance that stimulates us by affecting
our nervous system is called alcoholism.
- The consumption of tobacco in the form of smoke chewed or inhaled is called
smoking.
Exercise
1. Put a tick ( ) for the correct and a cross ( ) for the incorrect sentences.
a. Regular smoking can cause lung cancer. ( )
b. Children should not drink a lot of tea and coffee. ( )
c. Smoking is injurious to health. ( )
d. We can have alcohol if our friends request us. ( )
e. Everybody hates the person who uses drugs. ( )
2. Answer the following questions.
a. What is meant by drugs?
b. What are the effects of drug consumption in our health?
c. What are the preventive measures of smoking?
d. What is alcoholism?
e. Write any five preventive measures of alcoholism.
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