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Background -Violence against woman in a poor developing communities are due to dowry system, gender inequality, illiteracy, poverty, early forced marriage, drug-alcohol abuse. It creates fatal outcomes such as rape, suicide, homicide, HIV/AIDS, increase maternal and infant mortality, family break and negative health.
Method: Interviewed with different school-colleges students and hospital patients of age group  15-60 years old. Total family group 250, respondents were 1620.To identify the root cause of drug and alcohol users and its consequences among community people. Finally advocacy, awareness and education were given to all participants.
Results: - Due to male dominated society, poverty, gender inequality, illiteracy and open borders with India alcohol and drug availability is easier to the abusers. We found that 68 % of people takes alcohol among this 23% are injection. Drug users. HIV positive in that group is 4%. About 60% of family group are affected due to alcohol, 15% wants to stay in rehabilitation center.
Lesson-learned: - Educating young people to avoid drug and alcohol so that they can share their knowledge, skills with their family, neighborhood and friends. Co-education is important to face the violence against gender. Good caring, life skills make the new generation not only the healthy future but also to make happy family, society and nation free from drug and alcohol. Rehabilitated people can help in nation mainstream development. Last but not the least government policy-plan and programs are equally important for safety and safe communities.

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