Prevention

To fight against drugs

To resist drug experimentation

To dissuade friends from experimenting

Parental guidance

To suggest other ways of spending time together

To arrange anti-drugs campaigns

To have a drug-education programme for children

To hold drug education lessons

To arrange visits with ex-addicts

To avoid glamourising bad habits

Stress

The stresses and strains of modern life

Tensions of everyday life

Stressful job

To be under stress

Causes and symptoms

To burn the candle at both ends / To overwork / To overdo things

To be overtired, To have a feeling of exhaustion

Overworking and over-involvement in domestic problems

To suffer from constant irritability, tiredness, insomnia, lack of appetite

To have difficulty in making decisions, concentrating

To experience a feeling of having failed

To see oneself as the scapegoat

To be worn out, To feel run down

To build up a stress level

To bring on severe depression

To head for a nervous breakdown

Stress-based illnesses

How to cope with it

Positive stress

To thrive on stress

To fight off stress, to handle stress, to control stress,

To avoid stress

To take it easy

To confront, to avoid the situation

To have a change of scene

To eat regular meals

To wind down after a tiring day

To have a few early nights

Miscellaneous

It makes my heart ache. Time heals all sorrows. I intended no hurt to his feelings. Coughs and sneezes spread diseases. Abusive / insulting remarks In a dead faint

By / in fits and starts Vitally / extremely important To take a breath To breathe a sigh of relief To be breathless with terror Breathtaking / exciting / spectacular