• Mrs Shruthi Y
• Mr Sanket shinde

Now a days peoples are progressive towards fantasy life for temporary pleasures, the life is not like previously because of this peoples are getting into serious threats to the individual and family among irrespective of peoples from society rich or poor, educated or illiterate and younger peoples are all the most of the time get into the temporary pleasure. The most thinking element among these youngsters is the use of chewing forms of substances (Tobacco, alcohol, bidi, cigarette and gutka, etc.) in different kinds in different forms because of this entire fuctions of life leads to imbalance. One more cause of this substance abuse is influence of mass media , modeling and imitations , it has a biggest source of diverting an young generation towards the danger side of substance abuse

Nursing students, knowledge, demonstration method, Behavioral Change Communication and substance abuse.

"“A STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BEHAVIORAL CHANGE COMMUNICATION ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND RISK FACTORS AMONG THE STUDENTS STUDYING IN JSS ITI COLLEGE DHARWAD”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 6, page no.b203-b224, June-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2406128.pdf

"“A STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF BEHAVIORAL CHANGE COMMUNICATION ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND RISK FACTORS AMONG THE STUDENTS STUDYING IN JSS ITI COLLEGE DHARWAD”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 6, page no. ppb203-b224, June-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2406128.pdf