Management of de-addiction is a complicated and difficult task. The path to recovery of drug addicts is long and often slow. Family members, friends and society on the whole have a very important role to play.
i) Detoxification: The first phase of treatment is detoxification. The drug is stopped gradually and the addict is helped to overcome the withdrawal symptoms. The addict undergoes severe physical and emotional disturbance. This is taken care by specific medication.
ii) Psychotherapy: Individual and group counselling is given by psychologists and counsellors. The treatment includes efforts to reduce the addict's stress, taught new ways to solve everyday’s problems, adequate diet, rest and relaxation.
iii) Counselling to family members: Social workers counsel family members in order to change the attitude of rejection so that the addict is accepted by the family and the society.
iv) Rehabilitation: They are given proper vocational training so that they can lead a healthy life and become useful members of the society.

Adverse effects of drug use among adolescents are:
i) Drop in academic performance, absence from school or college.
ii) Lack of interest in personal hygiene, isolation, depression, fatigue and aggressive behaviour.
iii) Deteriorating relationship with family and friends.
iv) Change in food and sleeping habits.
v) Fluctuation in body weight and appetite
vi) Always looking out for an easy way to get money for obtaining drugs.
vii) Prone to infections like AIDS and Hepatitis-B.
viii)Drug de-addiction is done by: Detoxification, Psychotherapy, Counselling to family members and Rehabilitation.

i) Do not talk to any suspected person or strangers and to maintain a distance.
ii) Not to be alone with unknown person.
iii) To be careful while travelling alone in public or private transport.
iv) Not to receive money, toys, gifts or chocolates from Known or unknown person to them without the knowledge of their parents.
v) Not to allow Known or unknown person to touch them.

i) Child Helpline: The Child Helpline provides a social worker who can assist the child by providing food, shelter and protection.
ii) Counselling the child: Psychologists and social workers should provide guidance, counselling and continuous support to a victimized child.
iii) Family support: The victimized child should be supported by the family members. They should be provided with proper care and attention to overcome their sufferings.
iv) Medical care: A child victim of sexual offences should receive medical care and treatment from health care professionals to overcome mental stress and depression.
v) Legal Counsel: The family or the guardian of the child victim shall be entitled to free assistance of a legal counsel for such offence.
vi) Rehabilitation: Enrolling in schools and resuming their education is an important step towards rehabilitation of the child. It is essential that the child’s life is gradually returned to normal after the incidence of abuse.
vii) Community based efforts: Conducting awareness campaign on child abuse and its prevention.

When smoke is inhaled, the chemicals get absorbed by the tissues and cause the following harmful effects
i) Benzopyrene and polycyclic hydrocarbons present in tobacco smoke is carcinogenic causing lung cancer.
ii) Causes inflammation of throat and bronchi leading to conditions like bronchitis and pulmonary tuberculosis.
iii) Inflammation of lung alveoli, decrease surface area for gas exchange and cause emphysema.
iv) Carbon monoxide of tobacco smoke binds to haemoglobin of RBC and decreases its oxygen carrying capacity causing hypoxia in body tissues.
v) Increased blood pressure caused by smoking leads to increased risk of heart disease.
vi) Causes increased gastric secretion which leads to gastric and duodenal ulcers.
vii) Tobacco chewing causes oral cancer (mouth cancer).