Users, like me: Membership in the church of drugs Estelle 2009.11.25 Gail Regier Estelle 2009.11.25

About the author Gail Regier has written short stories and essays for several publications. The following article appeared in the May 1989 issue of Harper’s. Regier now teaches English at Auburn University.

About the vocabulary Neurotic: emotionally or mentally unstable 神经质的 Mutinous: rebellious 反叛的 Condescension: disdain, sense of superiority 自以为高人一等 Depraved: wicked, corrupt 堕落的 Paranoid: overly suspicious, fearful 偏执的，多疑的 Menial: monotonous, lacking dignity 乏味的，卑贱的 Vacuous: empty, shallow 空的；没有思想的；无知的 Martyred: persecuted, harassed 殉难的；痛苦的 Paradigms: examples, models Arcana: objects cloaked in mystery 秘密 Parable: story, fable

About the assay There are always people who need drugs as a means of escape, and suppressing them by law does nothing but creates an underworld, Many thrill seekers have an increased desire to experience drugs when they are against the law--when the laws on marijuana were less severe than they are at the moment, the incidence of its use were less severe than they are at the moment, but now that new legislation has been framed, it has forced many pushers underground and others into new alliances. These will create a syndicate for both marijuana's growth and distribution. Why do people become drug addicts? The reasons are varied and even psychiatrists cannot give a clear, simple answer. But it is undoubtedly a symptom of modern civilization--the tremendous pressures and tensions of today's city existence, the increasing pressures to meet higher goals in work programs, the exposure of teenagers at an early age to the harsh factors of adult life and their giddy bombardment to sex and violence on television--all these things probably cumulate to bring about a situation where today's teenagers and young adults are a much greater potential for addiction than were their counterparts of previous generations. Another factor in starting drug addiction in the young is their lack of organized activities. Boredom, frustration, were hitherto once regarded as symptoms of psychosis among adults, never teenagers. But now the science is changing rapidly. Possibly maladjusted parents are passing some of their traumas onto their children. Indeed, not only social workers and psychiatrists, but even society itself may soon be fighting a desperate battle against the damaging inroads of increasing drug intake and its consequent negative, defeatist attitudes.

Common types of traditional drugs Opium 鸦片 Poppy 罂粟 Heroin 海洛因 Morphine 吗啡 Hemp 大麻

Demerol 杜冷丁 Coca 古柯 Cocaine 可卡因

Common type new-type drug abuse Ice 冰毒 Ecstasy 摇头丸 Ketamine k 粉 Triazolam 三唑仑

Caffeine 咖啡因

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