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Social problem . A life-destroying drug .
Crack ruins the lives of
addicts and their families, and also contributes to increased crime . Crack is one of the most dangerous
drugs there is. It has an effect a few seconds after first being inhaled.
Initially the user feels euphoric, but the stimulating effect soon wears [1]
off: it lasts from 3 to 10 minutes. After this initial feeling of
pleasure, users feel down and depressed. To feel good again users look for more
of the drug, and the cycle begins. Users lose their self-control and become enslaved [2], to
the addiction. Constant use of this drug damages people’s mental and
physical health, affecting the brain, lungs [3], sleep and
appetite. People getweaker [4], and lose weight. Addicts
run a much greater risk of suffering pulmonary and cardiac diseases. According
to research, the drug’s power over users is such that only 10% of addicts who
look for treatment manage to release themselves from its grasp [5].
Increased
crime
As crack causes very strong chemical
dependency, addicts lose their jobs, girlfriends, boyfriends, friends and
family. The police associate crack use with increased crime. This is because
the addiction leads [6] users to commit criminal acts to get
the money to buy the drug. In some cases, userseven steal belongings [7]
and money from their own families. Besides ruining their own lives,
crack users also ruin their families’ lives.
Vocabulary
1 to wear off – exp. idiom. = desaparecer
2 enslaved – escravizado
3 lung – pulmão
4 weaker – mais fraco
5 grasp – aqui = vício / dependência / algo que nos
acorrenta
6 to lead – aqui = levar
7 to steal belongings –
furtar / roubar objetos (bens)
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