The youths are under stress due to variety of factors which include their studies and peer pressure and in absence of proper counseling they take refuge in alcohol and substance abuse, the director of Pari Foundation and noted Neuro psychologist, Dr Sona Kaushal Gupta said this while addressing a workshop on lecture series on Stress and increasing tendencies among youth towards alcoholism and substance abuse at Gyani Inder Singh Institute of Professional studies on Thursday. She gave tips for leading a healthy and tension free life style to the students. The students took oath not to engage in such activities. The lecture series is being organised under joint aegis of Government Doon medical college, Pari Foundation and Uttarakhand Technical University.