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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.
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 help to gradually reduce alcohol intake and if possible totally withdraw consumption of alcohol.
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