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 If you take them once, you feel like taking it again and again. They ruin health and
happiness.
 AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) is a dangerous disease caused by
the virus HIV(Human Immunodeficiency Virus).
 AIDS spreads from an infected person to a healthy person by :-

i) Sexual contact.
ii) Sharing syringes used for injecting drugs.

iii) It is also transferred from the mother to a child through her milk.

Adolescent Pregnancy

 According to Marriage Act, the permitted age for marriage for the girls is 18 years and
for the boys, it is 21.
 Early marriage before 18 years is not allowed as the girl is too young and immature.
 She is not prepared mentally or physically for motherhood.
 This could result in mental agony and other health problems, both for the mother and
the child.