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SUBSTANCE ABUSE STATUS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THIRUVANANTHAPURAM Project Report Submitted to University of Kerala in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of Degree of BACHELOR OF EDUCATION Submitted by VYSALI M Reg No.: 169 19302013 MAR THEOPHILUS TRAINING COLLEGE NALANCHIRA, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 2021 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Substance use and abuse is a serious concern of our society and there is a growing number of youth becoming involved in this aspect of our culture, potentially leading to Addiction (Bonomo & Bowes, 2001). Substance addiction is often seen as a complex Disease of the brain that can create uncontrollable, irrational, compulsive cravings, Potentially causing an individual to seek out and use drugs, even when this behavior Causes extremely negative consequences (National Institute on Drug Abuse