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प्रश्न
In your locality, if a person is addicted to alcohol, what kind of behavioural changes do you observe in that person? Suggest measures to over come the problem.
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उत्तर
An alcoholic person may show the following behavioural changes:
- He may withdraw from the people and may avoid socializing.
- He may get easily irritated and may suffer from bouts of anger and depression.
- He may resort to petty crimes, like stealing and snatching, to get the money to buy alcohol.
Following steps can be taken to solve the problem:
- A qualified counselor should be pressed into service.
- His near and dear ones should try to spend quality time with him.
- The person should be encouraged and helped to gradually reduce alcohol intake and, if possible, totally withdraw consumption of alcohol.
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